CVE-2006-1592

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-04-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the is_client_wad_ok function in w_wad.cpp for (1) Zdaemon 1.08.01 and (2) X-Doom allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.

Affected products

X-Doom: 1.06.07
Zdaemon: 1.08.01

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zdaebof-adv.txt
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044775.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19496
http://secunia.com/advisories/19509
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429521/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17340
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1198
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1199
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25592
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zdaebof-adv.txt
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044775.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19496

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