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CVE-2006-3005

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.90%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-06-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-3005
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.90%
Linux

Original NVD 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.