CVE-2006-1402

Exp

Buffer overflow in client/server Doom (csDoom) 0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service via a long nickname or teamname to the SV_SetupUserInfo function or (2) execute arbitrary code via a long string sent when joining a match or a long chat message to the SV_BroadcastPrintf function.

Published: 2006-03-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1402 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.28%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2006-1402

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1402

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 4.13% 4.28% +0.14%
2 2025-03-30 3.18% 4.13% +0.95%
3 2025-03-29 3.18%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1402

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-2006-1402

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1402

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
csdoom csdoom 2005_0.7 cpe:2.3:a:csdoom:csdoom:2005_0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1402

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