MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in the tell_player_surr_changes function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments
Published May 24, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.46%
Description
Buffer overflow in the tell_player_surr_changes function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long 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.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.46% 0.12458
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12458
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 (9 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 12.46% (0.12458) | 96.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.23% (0.12235) | 95.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.32% (0.18323) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 31.41% (0.31406) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 89.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 89.05th | 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 (9)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/genecysbof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/046015.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20099 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/944 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.osvdb.org/25481 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433929/30/5010/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17969 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1815 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26519 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/genecysbof-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/046015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20099 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/944 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433929/30/5010/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17969 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1815 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26519 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 24, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 23, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2554
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a