CVE-2006-0618

Format string vulnerability in fontsleuth in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the zeroth argument (program name).

Published: 2006-02-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0618 is rated Low Risk (29.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0618

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.14% 0.41% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.87% 0.14% -0.73%
3 2025-01-16 0.87%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0618

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0618

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0618

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qnx neutrino_rtos 6.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qnx:neutrino_rtos:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0618

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