CVE-2006-4125 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in main.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large nickname, which is not properly handled by the listen_thread_udp function.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.99% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dconnect | dconnect daemon |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DConnect Daemon - Listen Thread UDP Remote Buffer Overflow | 2006-08-06 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21384
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1377
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016641
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/?page=doc&doc=changelog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442440/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19369
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3181
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21384
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1377
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016641
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/?page=doc&doc=changelog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442440/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19369
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3181
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28276
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