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CVE-2006-4455

Published: Aug 30, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
5.0%
Top 8.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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"

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

xchatxchat
Mixed
Communications / messaging-chat
n/an/a
xchatoss-projectCommunicationsaka xchat gnome, xchat wdk

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=2918
forum.xchat.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115523184321922&w=2
marc.info
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016687
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 30, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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