MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in socket/request.c in CrossFire before 1.9.0, when oldsocketmode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute code by sending the server a large request
Published Mar 6, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.64%
Description
Buffer overflow in socket/request.c in CrossFire before 1.9.0, when oldsocketmode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute code by sending the server a large request.
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.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
17.64% 0.17639
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17639
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 | 17.64% (0.17639) | 97.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.25% (0.17253) | 96.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.41% (0.28411) | 96.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.25% (0.22249) | 93.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 28.41% (0.28411) | 96.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 10.86% (0.10857) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 26.76% (0.26757) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 23.80% (0.23802) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 24.18% (0.24182) | 95.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 97.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 96.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/poc/crossfirebof.zip x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/crossfire/crossfire/socket/request.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19044 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19194 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19785 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.osvdb.org/23549 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16883 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0760 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24932 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/poc/crossfirebof.zip | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/crossfire/crossfire/socket/request.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19044 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19194 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19785 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1001 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-11.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23549 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16883 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0760 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 6, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 6, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1010
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a