CVE-2006-5868 Memory corruption in n/a
Buffer overflows in ImageMagick allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted SGI images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-5868?
CVE-2006-5868 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 22 Nov 2006.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in Imagemagick 6.0 before 6.0.6.2, and 6.2 before 6.2.4.5, has unknown impact and user-assisted attack vectors via a crafted SGI image.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5868?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5868?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-5868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5868, GHSA-rq9g-h4j2-r538.