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.
Published: 2006-06-13
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-3002 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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Gentoo Linux Media-libs Jpeg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:16:05.448Z

Reserved: 2006-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3005

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-13T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-3005

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