CVE-2006-3790

The decode_stringmap function in server_transport.cpp for UFO2000 svn 1057 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) via a keysize or valsize that is inconsistent with the packet size, which leads to a buffer over-read.

Published: 2006-07-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3790 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.34%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3790

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 2026-06-18 2.20% 2.34% +0.14%
2 2026-06-15 2.51% 2.20% -0.31%
3 2025-08-14 2.51%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3790

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-2006-3790

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3790

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2006-3790: 1 GLSA(s) (200702-10), 1 atom(s) (games-strategy/ufo2000); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3790

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3790

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ufo2000 ufo2000 <= svn_1057 cpe:2.3:a:ufo2000:ufo2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3790

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