CVE-2006-1592

Exp

Buffer overflow in the is_client_wad_ok function in w_wad.cpp for (1) Zdaemon 1.08.01 and (2) X-Doom allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1592 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.71%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2006-1592

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1592

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 5.76% 7.71% +1.95%
2 2025-03-29 7.71% 5.76% -1.95%
3 2025-03-19 7.71%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1592

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-2006-1592

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1592

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x-doom x-doom 1.06.07 cpe:2.3:a:x-doom:x-doom:1.06.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zdaemon zdaemon 1.08.01 cpe:2.3:a:zdaemon:zdaemon:1.08.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1592

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