CVE-2006-1840

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-04-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Empire Server before 4.3.1 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) load, (2) spy and (3) bomb functions.

Affected products

Empire Server: through 4.3.0; 4.2.10, 4.2.11, 4.2.12, 4.2.13, 4.2.14, 4.2.15 (+8)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19674
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=410001&group_id=24031
http://www.osvdb.org/24700
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17585
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25863
http://secunia.com/advisories/19674
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=410001&group_id=24031
http://www.osvdb.org/24700
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17585
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25863

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