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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2006-1402 json

Buffer overflow in client/server Doom (csDoom) 0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service via a long nickname…

published 2006-03-28 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1406

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in client/server Doom (csDoom) 0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service via a long nickname or teamname to the SV_SetupUserInfo function or (2) execute arbitrary code via a long string sent when joining a match or a long chat message to the SV_BroadcastPrintf function.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

4.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17248 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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