# CVE-2006-1236: Buffer overflow in the SetUp function in socket/request.c in CrossFire 1.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long se

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2006-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the SetUp function in socket/request.c in CrossFire 1.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long setup sound command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1010.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0951
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/crossfire/crossfire/socket/request.c?rev=1.86&view=log
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19276
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1582
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19237
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17093
- http://www.osvdb.org/23904
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25252
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163873/Crossfire-Server-1.0-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50216
- https://github.com/Axua/CVE-2006-1236

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