MEDIUM
The parse_command function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a command with a missing ":" (colon) separator, which triggers a null dereference
Published May 24, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.90%
Description
The parse_command function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a command with a missing ":" (colon) separator, which triggers a null dereference.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.90% 0.08901
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08901
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.90% (0.08901) | 95.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.74% (0.08739) | 94.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 16.70% (0.16703) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.81% (0.13811) | 93.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.11% (0.14110) | 95.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 4.85% (0.04849) | 91.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 3.92% (0.03917) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 4.01% (0.04014) | 90.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.46% (0.04460) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | 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/25482 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/26523 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/25482 | 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/26523 | 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-2006-2555
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a