Format string vulnerability in the safe_cprintf function in acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 allows remote attackers (possibly authenticated) to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors when the server sends crafted messages to the clients
Published Mar 10, 2006
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.46%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the safe_cprintf function in acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 allows remote attackers (possibly authenticated) to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors when the server sends crafted messages to the clients.
Affected products
No data.
- gold_5.00
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 2, 2026 | 4.46% (0.04459) | 91.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.36% (0.04356) | 89.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.24% (0.16243) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.24% (0.14242) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.24% (0.16243) | 94.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.73% (0.05733) | 93.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 2.95% (0.02946) | 89.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02099) | 87.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.74% (0.06739) | 91.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.74% (0.06739) | 90.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.74% (0.06739) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k6x-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/0147.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23747 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426984/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17028 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0882 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25199 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k6x-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/0147.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19144 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23747 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426984/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17028 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25199 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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