CVE-2006-0804

Off-by-one error in TIN 1.8.0 and earlier might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a buffer overflow.

Published: 2006-02-21 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0804 is rated Moderate Risk (57/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.60%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0804

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 2025-03-30 2.60% 1.60% -1.00%
2 2025-03-29 1.60% 2.60% +1.00%
3 2025-03-17 1.60%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0804

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0804

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-0804

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2006-0804 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0804
gentoo normal CVE-2006-0804: 1 GLSA(s) (200611-18), 1 atom(s) (net-nntp/tin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-0804
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-0804 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tin), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 7, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0804

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0804

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tin tin 1.0_pl0 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.0_pl0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.0_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.0_pl2 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.0_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.0_pl3 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.0_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.0_pl4 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.0_pl4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.0_pl5 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.0_pl5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl0 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl2 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl3 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl4 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl5 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl6 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl7 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl8 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.1_pl9 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.1_pl9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.2_pl0 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2_pl0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.2_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.2_pl2 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.2_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tin tin 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:tin:tin:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0804

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