CVE-2006-6584

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in italkplus (Italk+) before 0.92.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.04% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://italk.sourceforge.net/italk-sa-1.txt	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30900	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23374	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5014	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6584?: CVE-2006-6584 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6584?: To fix CVE-2006-6584, 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-2006-6584 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6584 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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