CVE-2006-2393 json
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing lon…
published 2006-05-16 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2394
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.8%
- EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-1782)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1782 Empire 4.3.2 - 'strncat' Denial of Service dos, 2006-05-14
- aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/empiredos-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
aluigi.altervista.org
/adv/empiredos-adv.txt
exploit, patch
-
empserver.cvs.sourceforge.net
/empserver/empserver/src/lib/player/
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20094
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/433940/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26525
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/896
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1798
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2393
- NVD CVE-2006-2393
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