CVE-2006-1618 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to the JOIN command, and possibly other command arguments.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.49% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-04-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| doomsday | doomsday |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Doomsday 1.8/1.9 - Multiple Remote Format String Vulnerabilities | 2005-04-03 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/044865.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19519
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015860
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-05.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429857/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17369
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1221
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25622
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/044865.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19519
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015860
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-05.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429857/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17369
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1221
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25622
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