CVE-2006-4126 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The dc_chat function in cmd.dc.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending a client message before providing the nickname, which triggers a null pointer dereference.

Published: 2006-08-14

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 13.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dconnect:dconnect_daemon:0.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dconnect:dconnect_daemon:0.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dconnect:dconnect_daemon:0.7.0:::::::*

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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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13549.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21384
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1377
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016641
http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/
http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/?page=doc&doc=changelog
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442440/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19370
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3181
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28279

History

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Subscriptions

Dconnect Dconnect Daemon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-14T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:46.300Z

Reserved: 2006-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4126

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-14T23:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-4126

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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