CVE-2006-3120

Description

Format string vulnerability in Brian Wotring Osiris before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified attack vectors related to the logging functions.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.83% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1129	patch vendor advisory
http://osiris.shmoo.com/ChangeLog
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3072	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19213	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21265	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27645	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21257	third party advisory
http://osiris.shmoo.com/download.html	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3120?: CVE-2006-3120 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3120?: To fix CVE-2006-3120, 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-2006-3120 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3120 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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