Is CVE-2006-4071 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-4071 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-4071?

CVE-2006-4071 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-4071?

CVE-2006-4071 has an EPSS score of 22.70% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-4071

LOWEPSS 97th pctl

2.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Sign extension vulnerability in the createBrushIndirect function in the GDI library (gdi32.dll) in Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted WMF file.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

22.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

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

References

http://determina.blogspot.com/2007/01/whats-wrong-with-wmf.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048530.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048547.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21377
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1353
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442420/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442426/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456585/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19365
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21992
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3180
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28281
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3111

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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.