CVE-2006-3005

N/A Unknown
Published: June 13, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20563
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26317
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130889
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
68th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gentoo