CVE-2006-0138 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client hang and termination of client's instant-messaging session) by repeatedly sending crafted data to the default file-transfer port (TCP 6891).
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.43% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| amsn | amsn |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | aMSN - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-01-01 |
References
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