The Core::Receive function in neonet/core.cpp for NeoEngine 0.8.2 and earlier, and CVS 3422, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a message with a large uiMessageLength that produces a failed memory allocation and a null pointer dereference
Published Dec 2, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
Description
The Core::Receive function in neonet/core.cpp for NeoEngine 0.8.2 and earlier, and CVS 3422, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a message with a large uiMessageLength that produces a failed memory allocation and a null pointer 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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 3, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02307) | 82.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.18% (0.02179) | 79.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00877) | 73.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.83% (0.01834) | 88.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01834) | 86.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 85.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01692) | 86.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 1.72% (0.01720) | 86.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01651) | 85.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01540) | 85.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/neoenginex-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27927 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0N2AIUC.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18696 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27529 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/neoenginex-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27927 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0N2AIUC.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27529 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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