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CVE-2006-5656

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5656 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the push_align function within src/util.c of Vilistextum before version 2.6.9. This flaw, related to the tmp_align variable, could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service through memory consumption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vilistextum:vilistextum:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vilistextum:vilistextum:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

sourceforge.net / forum/forum.php
securityfocus.com / bid/20813
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4253
Vendor Advisory