CVE-2006-1356 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the count_vcards function in LibVC 3, as used in Rolo, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a vCard file (e.g. contacts.vcf) containing a long line.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.49% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-03-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| andrew hsu | libvc |
| andrew hsu | rolo |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibVC - '.VCard' 003 Processing Buffer Overflow | 2006-03-21 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/ref/23/23985-libvc.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19295
- http://www.osvdb.org/23985
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17237
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25430
- http://osvdb.org/ref/23/23985-libvc.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19295
- http://www.osvdb.org/23985
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17237
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25430
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