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.
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.
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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| 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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |