HIGH
Buffer overflow in BitComet Client 0.60 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, when the publisher's name link is clicked, via a long publisher URI in a torrent file
Published Jan 21, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.94%
Description
Buffer overflow in BitComet Client 0.60 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, when the publisher's name link is clicked, via a long publisher URI in a torrent file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.94% 0.04944
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04944
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04944) | 91.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.83% (0.04830) | 90.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 7.62% (0.07618) | 91.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04977) | 88.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.68% (0.03684) | 79.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04977) | 88.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 9.67% (0.09674) | 94.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.08% (0.17084) | 95.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0442.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0669.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18522 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/357 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/changelog.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/FSA-2006-07.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/22625 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422361/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16311 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0251 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24229 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0442.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0669.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18522 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/357 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/changelog.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/FSA-2006-07.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22625 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422361/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0251 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24229 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 20, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0339
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a