CVE-2006-6693 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-12-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6676	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00988.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/zabbix.security.patch?bug=391388%3Bmsg=5%3Batt=1
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391388
http://secunia.com/advisories/22313
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20416
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3959

History

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Zabbix Zabbix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-21T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:33:59.977Z

Reserved: 2006-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6693

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-21T21:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6693

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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