Vulnerability in KDE Koffice
CVE-2006-6120
Integer overflow in the KPresenter import filter for Microsoft PowerPoint files (filters/olefilters/lib/klaola.cc) in KOffice before 1.6.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT file, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.045 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- KDE Koffice — versions 1.6.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4771 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23220 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23143 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21354 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- websvn.kde.org/branches/koffice/1.6/koffice/filters/olefilters/lib/klaola.cc (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23409 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/24218 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-388-1 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6120?
- CVE-2006-6120 is a vulnerability in KDE Koffice. Published 2006-12-03.
- Is CVE-2006-6120 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.