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CVE-2006-1618
Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 13.5%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.5% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- 20060403 Format string in Doomsday 1.8.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1015860 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-200604-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- doomsday-conmessage-conprintf-format-string(25622) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060403 Format string in Doomsday 1.8.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 19519 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17369 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 19515 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1221 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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