PT-2006-5255 · Xchat · Xchat

Ratboy · Published 2006-08-30 · Updated 2024-08-07 · CVE-2006-4455

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xchat versions 2.6.6 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. The vendor has disputed this issue, stating that it does not affect version 2.6.7 or any recent version.

Recommendations For Xchat versions 2.6.6 and earlier, consider disabling the PRIVMSG command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4455

Affected Products

Xchat

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2124 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2147 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4455 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016687 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89812 · Telegram Post
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115523184321922&w=2 · Note
• http://xchat.org · Note
• http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=2918 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28325 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19398 · Note