CVE-2006-6860

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 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: none known
Published: 2006-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the sendToMythTV function in MythControlServer.c in MythControl 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted sendStr string to the Bluetooth interface. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Mythcontrol: through 1.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23607
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2096
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017460
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455548/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21839
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0024
http://secunia.com/advisories/23607
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2096
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017460
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455548/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21839
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0024

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