CVE-2006-4611 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the _tor_resolve function within dsocks.c, affecting dsocks versions prior to 1.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially through a long node name. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking widespread community discussion or media coverage, a Proof-of-Concept exploit for dsocks 1.3 exists on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dsocks:dsocks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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