CVE-2006-2393

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Published May 16, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.3.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.8% (3.847% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/empiredos-adv.txt
http://empserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/empserver/empserver/src/lib/player/
http://secunia.com/advisories/20094
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/896
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433940/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1798
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26525

History

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Subscriptions

Empire Server Empire Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 16, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:51 PM
Reserved: May 15, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 16, 2006, 1:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

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