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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-1236 · published 15 March 2006

CVE-2006-1236: Crossfire vulnerability

Crossfire · Crossfire

Buffer overflow in the SetUp function in socket/request.c in CrossFire 1.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long setup sound command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1010.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 28% · top 2.0%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the SetUp function in socket/request.c in CrossFire 1.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long setup sound command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1010.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/crossfire/crossfire/socket/request.c?rev=1.86&view=log
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163873/Crossfire-Server-1.0-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19237 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19276
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1009
http://www.osvdb.org/23904
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17093 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0951
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25252
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1582
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/crossfire/crossfire/socket/request.c?rev=1.86&view=log
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163873/Crossfire-Server-1.0-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19237 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19276
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1009
http://www.osvdb.org/23904
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17093 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0951
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25252
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1582

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

6.4CVE-2006-1010Crossfire vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in socket/request.c in CrossFire before 1.9.0, when oldsocketmode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (s…EPSS 18%3.3CVE-2008-4908Crossfire link following vulnerabilitymaps/Info/combine.pl in CrossFire crossfire-maps 1.11.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.EPSS 0.29%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-1236), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.