CVE-2006-1618 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in the Doomsday engine's JOIN command handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1618?
CVE-2006-1618 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1618?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Doomsday Doomsday.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-1618 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1618 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm75-4wc4-6pj3.