CVE-2006-4183 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK (February 2006) and probably earlier, including 9.0c End User Runtimes, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Targa file with a run-length-encoding (RLE) compression that produces more data than expected when decoding.

Published: 2007-07-18

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 39.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx_sdk:february_2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.39124.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=562
http://secunia.com/advisories/26131
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=52
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24963
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018420
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2577
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35492

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Directx Sdk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-07-18T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:46.357Z

Reserved: 2006-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4183

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-18T23:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4183

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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