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CVE-2006-3005: gentoo media-libs_jpeg

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 13-06-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-3005 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in gentoo media-libs_jpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The JPEG library in media-libs/jpeg before 6b-r7 on Gentoo Linux is built without the -maxmem feature, which could allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted JPEG file that exceeds the intended memory limits.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.90% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Gentoo1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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