CVE-2006-4127

Exp

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allow remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled when calling the (1) privmsg() or (2) pubmsg functions from (a) cmd.user.c, (b) penalties.c, or (c) cmd.dc.c.

Published: 2006-08-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4127 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.12%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2006-4127

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4127

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 1.58% 2.12% +0.55%
2 2025-04-02 1.51% 1.58% +0.06%
3 2025-03-30 1.51%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4127

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4127

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4127

Solution: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires superior user or administrator privileges. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: DConnect, DConnect Daemon, 0.7.1

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4127

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dconnect dconnect_daemon 0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:dconnect:dconnect_daemon:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dconnect dconnect_daemon 0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:dconnect:dconnect_daemon:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dconnect dconnect_daemon 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:dconnect:dconnect_daemon:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4127

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