CVE-2006-4183 Memory corruption in n/a
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK allows arbitrary code execution via crafted Targa files, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4183?
CVE-2006-4183 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2007. 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK (February 2006) and probably earlier, including 9.0c End User Runtimes, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Targa file with a run-length-encoding (RLE) compression that produces more data than expected when decoding.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Directx Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjj4-vv7h-9qhp.