CVE-2006-1618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Doomsday	Doomsday

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-05T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:19:48.666Z

Reserved: 2006-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-05T10:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1618

Redhat

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