CVE-2006-1236

Exp

Buffer overflow in the SetUp function in socket/request.c in CrossFire 1.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long setup sound command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1010.

Published: 2006-03-15 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1236 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.52%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-1236

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
50216 exploit_db edb 2021-08-18 Exploit-DB ↗
1582 exploit_db edb 2006-03-13 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1236

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 14.03% 11.52% -2.51%
2 2025-03-29 11.52% 14.03% +2.51%
3 2025-03-28 — 11.52% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1236

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-2006-1236

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-1236

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2006-1236 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (crossfire), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1236
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-1236 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (crossfire), 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-2006-1236

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1236

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
crossfire crossfire 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:crossfire:crossfire:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1236

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