Is CVE-2006-4809 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4809 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4809?

CVE-2006-4809 has a CVSS score of 5.1 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-4809?

Patch guidance is available from enlightenment security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-4809.

CVE-2006-4809 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-4809?

9 products: enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, and 4 more.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM image.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ENLIGHTENMENT
Published: 11/7/2006
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2006-4809. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2006-4809

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CVE-2006-4809 vulnerability