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CVE-2006-3119

5.1 · MEDIUM

The fbgs framebuffer Postscript/PDF viewer in fbi before 2.01 has a typo that prevents a filter from working correctly, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass the filter and execute malicio…

Published Jul 25, 2006fbiEPSS 1.76%

Overview

CVE-2006-3119 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fbi fbi. It was published on July 25, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The fbgs framebuffer Postscript/PDF viewer in fbi before 2.01 has a typo that prevents a filter from working correctly, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass the filter and execute malicious Postscript commands.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fbi. Update fbi to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
fbifbi0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/21169Refsecunia.com/advisories/21191Refsecunia.com/advisories/21459Refsecunia.com/advisories/21599Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-22.xmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1124Refwww.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/19131Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2982Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28038

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-3119?

CVE-2006-3119 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fbi fbi. It was published on July 25, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-3119?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-3119?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fbi. Update fbi to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-3119?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-3119 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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