CVE-2006-4455
** DISPUTED ** Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version"
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version"
- Record
CVE-2006-4455- 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
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version"
- Record
CVE-2006-4455- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4443 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version"
- Record
EUVD-2006-4443- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7r2v-6w5p-52wm No score
** DISPUTED ** Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
** DISPUTED ** Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version".
- Record
GHSA-7r2v-6w5p-52wm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | XChat 2.6.7 (Windows) - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-08-07 |
| Exploit-DB | XChat 2.6.7 (Windows) - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-08-08 |
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-2006-4455 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xchat, published August 30, 2006. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.10%, the 92nd percentile.