CVE-2006-3293 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the EnergyMech IRC bot by sending empty CTCP NOTICE messages, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2006-3293?
CVE-2006-3293 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
parse_notice (TiCPU) in EnergyMech (emech) before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via empty IRC CTCP NOTICE messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3293?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Proton Energymech Irc Bot.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58j8-7hc9-7x59.