CVE-2006-2393

Public Exploit

Description

The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.90% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/empiredos-adv.txt	patch exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433940/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26525	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20094	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://empserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/empserver/empserver/src/lib/player/	patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/896	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1798	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2393?: CVE-2006-2393 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2393?: To fix CVE-2006-2393, 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-2006-2393 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2393 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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