CVE-2006-1618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to the JOIN command, and possibly other command arguments.

Published: 2006-04-05

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 26.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.26404.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/044865.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19515
http://secunia.com/advisories/19519
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015860
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-05.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429857/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17369
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1221
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25622

History

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Doomsday Doomsday

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-05T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:19:48.666Z

Reserved: 2006-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-04-05T10:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-1618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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