CVE-2006-0598 Memory corruption in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0598 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-0598 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2006.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0598/index.md)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the elog logging daemon when writing to log files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0598?
CVE-2006-0598 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2006.
Official description
Buffer overflow in elogd.c in elog before 2.5.7 r1558-4 allows attackers to execute code via unspecified variables, when writing to the log file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0598?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stefan Ritt Elog Web Logbook.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0598?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c7f-4xgm-82xq.