HIGH
Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to the JOIN command, and possibly other command arguments
Published Apr 5, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.49%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in con_main.c in Doomsday engine 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to the JOIN command, and possibly other command arguments.
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.
13.49% 0.13492
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.13492
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 13.49% (0.13492) | 96.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.19% (0.13191) | 95.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.40% (0.26404) | 95.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.21% (0.25214) | 93.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.40% (0.26404) | 95.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 71.31% (0.71307) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 62.08% (0.62077) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 62.52% (0.62515) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 98.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 97.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/044865.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19519 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015860 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429857/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17369 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1221 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25622 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/044865.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19515 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19519 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015860 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-05.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429857/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17369 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1221 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25622 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 5, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1618
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a