CVE-2006-2555 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The parse_command function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a command with a missing ":" (colon) separator, which triggers a null dereference.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.9% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| genecys | genecys |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Genecys 0.2 - Buffer Overflow / NULL Pointer (Denial of Service) | 2006-05-14 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/genecysbof-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/046015.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20099
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/944
- http://www.osvdb.org/25482
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433929/30/5010/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17969
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1815
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26523
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/genecysbof-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/046015.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20099
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/944
- http://www.osvdb.org/25482
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433929/30/5010/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17969
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1815
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26523
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