CVE-2006-3573 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the WriteText function in agl_text.cpp in Milan Mimica Sparklet 0.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a player nickname.

Published: 2006-07-13

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 23.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:milan_mimica:sparklet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.23841.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sparkletfs-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20974
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016443
http://www.osvdb.org/27038
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439475/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18949
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2695
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2763
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27603

History

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Subscriptions

Milan Mimica Sparklet

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-07-13T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:30:34.351Z

Reserved: 2006-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3573

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-07-13T10:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-3573

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

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