HIGH
Multiple buffer overflows in zabbix before 20061006 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings to the (1) zabbix_log and (2) zabbix_syslog functions
Published Dec 21, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.64%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in zabbix before 20061006 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings to the (1) zabbix_log and (2) zabbix_syslog functions.
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.
2.64% 0.02640
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02640
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 1, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02640) | 85.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02601) | 83.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00889) | 73.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 82.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 81.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00781) | 79.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 76.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 72.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 63.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/zabbix.security.patch?bug=391388%3Bmsg=5%3Batt=1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391388 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22313 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20416 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3959 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/zabbix.security.patch?bug=391388%3Bmsg=5%3Batt=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391388 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22313 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20416 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 21, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6693
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a