CVE-2006-6227

high

Description

The Core::Receive function in neonet/core.cpp for NeoEngine 0.8.2 and earlier, and CVS 3422, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a message with a large uiMessageLength that produces a failed memory allocation and a null pointer dereference.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27529

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18696

http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5MP0N2AIUC.html

http://www.osvdb.org/27927

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/neoenginex-adv.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-12-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00877