CVE-2006-6227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Core::Receive function in neonet/core.cpp for NeoEngine 0.8.2 and earlier, and CVS 3422, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a message with a large uiMessageLength that produces a failed memory allocation and a null pointer dereference.

Published: 2006-12-02

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:neoengine:neoengine:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6210	The Core::Receive function in neonet/core.cpp for NeoEngine 0.8.2 and earlier, and CVS 3422, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a message with a large uiMessageLength that produces a failed memory allocation and a null pointer dereference.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0229.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/neoenginex-adv.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/27927
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0N2AIUC.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18696
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27529

History

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Subscriptions

Neoengine Neoengine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-02T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:34.999Z

Reserved: 2006-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-02T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:32:43.087

Link: CVE-2006-6227

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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