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TI-2006-05884 Aliases CVE-2006-6120GHSA-cfxc-2frq-ppx3

Integer overflow in the KPresenter import filter for Microsoft PowerPoint files…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Integer overflow in the KPresenter import filter for Microsoft PowerPoint files (filters/olefilters/lib/klaola.cc) in KOffice before 1.6.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT file, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04507 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0010 Released 2007-02-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    koffice security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3, koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3.i386, koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3.ia64 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3, koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3.i386, koffice-devel-3:1.1.1-2.3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3, koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3.i386, koffice-devel-3:1.1.1-2.3.i386
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3, koffice-3:1.1.1-2.3.ia64, koffice-devel-3:1.1.1-2.3.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2007:0010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0010
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0010

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfxc-2frq-ppx3

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-03421 Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-02803 Heap-based buffer overflow in the KWord RTF importer for KOffice 1.2.0 through 1.4.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-02983 Heap-based buffer overflow in the read function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-00173 The patch for integer overflow vulnerabilities in Xpdf 2.0 and 3.0 (CVE-2004-0888) is… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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