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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-4126
The dc_chat function in cmd.dc.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and...
Vulnerability Description
The dc_chat function in cmd.dc.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending a client message before providing the nickname, which triggers a null pointer dereference.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442440/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3181
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21384
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19370
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1377
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016641
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/?page=doc&doc=changelog
Affected Vendor
dconnect
View all reports →Affected Software
dconnect daemon
Vulnerable Versions:
0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 14th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.