CVE-2006-0047
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
- Record
CVE-2006-0047- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
- Record
CVE-2006-0047- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0055 No score
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0055- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6gj-v86g-r7jw No score
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
- Record
GHSA-c6gj-v86g-r7jw- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
- Record
CVE-2006-0047- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-0047 No score
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0047- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10765-1 No score
freeciv-2.6.5-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the freeciv-2.6.5-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10765-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Freeciv 2.0.7 - Jumbo Malloc Crash (Denial of Service) | 2006-03-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-0047 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freeciv, published March 7, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.88%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in freeciv 2.0.8-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/16975
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-11.xml
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:053
secunia.com/advisories/19253
debian.org/security/2006/dsa-994
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0838
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=355211
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25166
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0047
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c6gj-v86g-r7jw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0047
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0047