--- title: "CVE-2006-1244\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1244?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2006-1244 Publication date 15 March 2006 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Unspecified vulnerability in certain versions of xpdf after 3.00, as used in various products including (a) pdfkit.framework, (b) gpdf, (c) pdftohtml, and (d) libextractor, has unknown impact and user-assisted attack vectors, possibly involving errors in (1) gmem.c, (2) SplashXPathScanner.cc, (3) JBIG2Stream.cc, (4) JPXStream.cc, and/or (5) Stream.cc. NOTE: this description is based on Debian advisory DSA 979, which is based on changes that were made after other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-0301 and CVE-2005-3624 through CVE-2005-3628 were fixed. Some of these newer fixes appear to be security-relevant, although it is not clear if they fix specific issues or are defensive in nature. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | cupsys | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.10 edgy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | | gpdf | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.10.0-4 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life, was needed | | kdegraphics | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.10 edgy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | | koffice | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.5.2-0ubuntu2.2 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.5.0-0ubuntu9.2 | | poppler | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.10 edgy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | | tetex-bin | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.10 edgy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1244) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1244) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-1244) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1244) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-270-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-270-1) + xpdf vulnerabilities + 13 April 2006 ### Other references *