Is CVE-2006-2297 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-2297 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-2297?

CVE-2006-2297 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-2297?

CVE-2006-2297 has an EPSS score of 19.36% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-2297

MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl

4.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Infotech Storage System Library (itss.dll) allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM / ITS file that triggers the overflow while decompiling.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

19.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20061
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/886
http://www.osvdb.org/25501
http://www.reversemode.com/advisories/advisory-itss.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433435/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433833/30/5040/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433854/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17926
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1761
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26340

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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.