CVE-2006-1010

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in socket/request.c in CrossFire before 1.9.0, when oldsocketmode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute code by sending the server a large request.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 28.41% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory altervista.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19785	third party advisory
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/crossfire/crossfire/socket/request.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81	patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1001	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0760	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16883	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19044	patch vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://aluigi.altervista.org/poc/crossfirebof.zip	vendor advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24932	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23549	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19194	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1010?: CVE-2006-1010 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1010?: To fix CVE-2006-1010, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1010 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1010 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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