CVE-2006-1038

Description

Buffer overflow in SecureCRT 5.0.4 and earlier and SecureFX 3.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact when a Unicode string is converted to a "narrow" string.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.33% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25092	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16935	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19040	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/history.txt
http://www.vandyke.com/products/securefx/history.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0806	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1038?: CVE-2006-1038 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1038?: To fix CVE-2006-1038, 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-2006-1038 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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