CVE-2006-6122 Memory corruption in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6122 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-6122 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2006.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6122 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-2006-6122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6122/index.md)
Buffer overflows in TIN newsreader allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via unspecified vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-6122?
CVE-2006-6122 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2006.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in TIN before 1.8.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0804.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tin Tin.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6122?
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-2006-6122 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6122 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6122, GHSA-rqwg-p6gm-px9j.