CVE-2006-3293

parse_notice (TiCPU) in EnergyMech (emech) before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via empty IRC CTCP NOTICE messages.

Published: 2006-06-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3293 is rated Moderate Risk (46.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.78%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3293

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 1.27% 1.78% +0.51%
2 2025-07-23 1.22% 1.27% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 1.22%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3293

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3293

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3293

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2006-3293: 1 GLSA(s) (200606-26), 1 atom(s) (net-irc/emech); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3293

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3293

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.9.4_dev cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.9.4_dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 2.99.79 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:2.99.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
proton energymech_irc_bot 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:proton:energymech_irc_bot:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3293

cvelogic Threat Intelligence