CVE-2006-1618

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-1618
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-05 10:04:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionFormat 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.264040000 probability, percentile 0.963300000 (date 2026-04-19)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Doomsday Doomsday 1.8.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aluigi.altervista.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Doomsday Format String Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Doomsday Multiple Remote Format String Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Doomsday Format String Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[Full-disclosure] Format string in Doomsday 1.8.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Doomsday: Format string vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Doomsday Engine Format String Bugs in Con_Message() and Con_Printf() Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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