CVE-2006-4455 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version"
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.1% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xchat | xchat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XChat 2.6.7 (Windows) - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-08-08 |
| exploit-db | XChat 2.6.7 (Windows) - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-08-07 |
References
- http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=2918
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115523184321922&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016687
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19398
- http://www.xchat.org/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28325
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2124
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2147
- http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=2918
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115523184321922&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016687
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19398
- http://www.xchat.org/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28325
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2124
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2147
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