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CVE-2006-4289

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4289 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Sony VAIO Media Server versions 2.x through 5.x prior to 20060626. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:sony:vaio_media_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:sony:vaio_media_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:sony:vaio_media_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:sony:vaio_media_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0595 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.sony-europe.com / kb/solutions/en/V00000_V00499/v00246.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/21512
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28423
css.ap.sony.com / VAIO/Website/General/ImportantNotices.aspx
Patch
pentest.co.uk / documents/ptl-2006-02.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/19561
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3287