CVE-2006-4024 json
The FESTAHES_Load function in pce/hes.c in Festalon 0.5.0 through 0.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
published 2006-08-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4017
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.1%
- EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The FESTAHES_Load function in pce/hes.c in Festalon 0.5.0 through 0.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative LoadAddr value in a HES file, which is used as an offset in a memcpy operation and leads to a buffer underflow.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28361)
- Published
Exploit prediction
5.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28361 Festalon 0.5 - '.HES' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow dos, 2006-08-07
- aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/festahc-adv.txt 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
-
aluigi.altervista.org
/adv/festahc-adv.txt
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21367
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3177
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/19402
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4024
- NVD CVE-2006-4024
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