Is CVE-2006-1061 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-1061 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-1061?

CVE-2006-1061 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-1061?

CVE-2006-1061 has an EPSS score of 5.09% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1061?

Upgrade curl on debian 11 to 7.15.3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-1061

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in cURL and libcURL 7.15.0 through 7.15.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a TFTP URL (tftp://) with a valid hostname and a long path.

How to fix

Remediation Available

curlDebian

Fixed in:7.15.3-1CVE-2006-1061

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

5.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

secunia.com

Other references12

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2006-1061

Markdown

[![CVE-2006-1061](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2006-1061.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2006-1061)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2006-1061"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2006-1061.svg" alt="CVE-2006-1061"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

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.