CVE-2006-1244: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-1244 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 15-03-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.19% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL3.1
Gnome1 product
- gpdf2.8.2
Libextractor1 product
- libextractor0.3.6 | 0.3.7 | 0.3.8 | 0.3.9 | 0.3.11 | 0.4 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.2 | 0.5
Xpdf1 product
- xpdf0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 1.0 | 1.0a | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1_pl1 | 3.0_pl2 | 3.0_pl3
4 vendors · 4 products
