CVE-2006-1038

Buffer overflow in SecureCRT 5.0.4 and earlier and SecureFX 3.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact when a Unicode string is converted to a "narrow" string.

Published: 2006-03-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1038 is rated High Risk (69.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.06%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1038

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 3.33% 3.06% -0.27%
2 2025-03-31 3.21% 3.33% +0.12%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.21% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1038

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1038

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0_beta_1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0_beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0_beta_3 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0_beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0_beta_4 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0_beta_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0_beta_5 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0_beta_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 5.0_beta_6 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0_beta_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_3 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_4 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_5 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_6 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securefx 3.0_beta_7 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securefx:3.0_beta_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1038

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