CVE-2006-1840

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Empire Server before 4.3.1 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) load, (2) spy and (3) bomb functions.

Published: 2006-04-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1840 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1840

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 2025-03-17 0.50% 0.79% +0.29%
2 2023-09-12 0.41% 0.50% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.41% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1840

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1840

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
empire_server empire_server <= 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1840

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