CVE-2006-1515

Buffer overflow in the addnewword function in typespeed 0.4.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Published: 2006-05-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1515 is rated Moderate Risk (58.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1515

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 5.42% 3.58% -1.84%
2 2025-03-30 4.19% 5.42% +1.23%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.19% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1515

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-2006-1515

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-1515

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2006-1515 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (typespeed), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1515
gentoo high CVE-2006-1515: 1 GLSA(s) (200606-20), 1 atom(s) (games-misc/typespeed); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-1515
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-1515 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (typespeed), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 7, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1515

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1515

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
typespeed typespeed 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
typespeed typespeed 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:typespeed:typespeed:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1515

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