CVE-2006-2440

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    CVE-2006-2440

    Published: 18 May 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the libMagick component of ImageMagick 6.0.6.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image index array that triggers the overflow during filename glob expansion by the ExpandFilenames function.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc, http://secunia.com/advisories/21719, http://secunia.com/advisories/24186, http://secunia.com/advisories/24284, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1168, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345595, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0015.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9481

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High