CVE-2006-4126

Public Exploit

Description

The dc_chat function in cmd.dc.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending a client message before providing the nickname, which triggers a null pointer dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.35% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442440/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3181	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28279	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21384	vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19370	patch vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1377	third party advisory
http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016641	vdb entry exploit
http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/?page=doc&doc=changelog

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4126?: CVE-2006-4126 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4126?: To fix CVE-2006-4126, 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-2006-4126 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4126 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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