CVE-2006-1515

Description

Buffer overflow in the addnewword function in typespeed 0.4.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.42% Top 15%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20708	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18194	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-20.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20379	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20393	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1084	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2087	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1515?: CVE-2006-1515 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1515?: To fix CVE-2006-1515, 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-2006-1515 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1515 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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