CVE-2006-2393
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
Exploit likelihood
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The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
- Record
CVE-2006-2393- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
- Record
CVE-2006-2393- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2394 No score
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2394- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mmw4-j4cf-332c No score
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
- Record
GHSA-mmw4-j4cf-332c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Empire 4.3.2 - 'strncat' Denial of Service | 2006-05-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2393 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Empire Server Server, published May 16, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.85%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/empiredos-adv.txt
securityfocus.com/archive/1/433940/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26525
secunia.com/advisories/20094
empserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/empserver/empserver/src/lib/player
securityreason.com/securityalert/896
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1798
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2393
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmw4-j4cf-332c