# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjj4-vv7h-9qhp

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2006-4183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2006-4183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4183/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4183

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