Is CVE-2006-0301 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-0301 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-0301?

CVE-2006-0301 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-0301?

CVE-2006-0301 has an EPSS score of 4.40% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0301?

Upgrade libextractor on debian 11 to 0.5.10-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-0301

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

libextractorDebian

Fixed in:0.5.10-1CVE-2006-0301

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.