CVE-2006-1038 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting SecureCRT 5.0.4 and earlier, and SecureFX 3.0.4 and earlier. This flaw occurs during the conversion of a Unicode string to a "narrow" string, potentially allowing remote attackers to achieve an unknown, but severe, impact. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating easy exploitation over the network with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 further emphasizes its critical nature. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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