CVE-2006-1147

Public Exploit

Description

The Com_sprintf function in q_shared.c in Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 does not properly NULL terminate certain long strings, which allows remote attackers (possibly authenticated) to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long skin, weapon, or model name.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.60% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory altervista.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/23749	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426984/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k6x-adv.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0882	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19144	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/0147.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17028	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25201	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1147?: CVE-2006-1147 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1147?: To fix CVE-2006-1147, 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-2006-1147 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1147 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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