# CVE-2006-1244: Memory corruption in n/a

> Unspecified memory corruption in xpdf allows attackers to execute code or cause denial of service via malicious PDFs.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hp4-p7vf-34wc

## What is CVE-2006-1244?

CVE-2006-1244 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in certain versions of xpdf after 3.00, as used in various products including (a) pdfkit.framework, (b) gpdf, (c) pdftohtml, and (d) libextractor, has unknown impact and user-assisted attack vectors, possibly involving errors in (1) gmem.c, (2) SplashXPathScanner.cc, (3) JBIG2Stream.cc, (4) JPXStream.cc, and/or (5) Stream.cc.  NOTE: this description is based on Debian advisory DSA 979, which is based on changes that were made after other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-0301 and CVE-2005-3624 through CVE-2005-3628 were fixed.  Some of these newer fixes appear to be security-relevant, although it is not clear if they fix specific issues or are defensive in nature.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1244?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Gpdf, Libextractor Libextractor, Xpdf Xpdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1244?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2006-1244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1244 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1244

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