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medium 5.0

CVE-2006-4126 json

The dc_chat function in cmd.dc.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application cra…

published 2006-08-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4116

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.0%
EPSS 9.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The dc_chat function in cmd.dc.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending a client message before providing the nickname, which triggers a null pointer dereference.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28345)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28345 DConnect Daemon DC Chat - Denial of Service dos, 2006-08-06
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19370 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21384 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016641 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

Sources

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