# CVE-2006-3908: Format string vulnerability in the flush\_output function in ConsoleStreambuf.cpp in Game Network Engine (GNE) 0.70 and earlier allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Format string vulnerability in the flush_output function in ConsoleStreambuf.cpp in Game Network Engine (GNE) 0.70 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute code via format string specifiers in unspecified vectors involving output to the gout console.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19154
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2993
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27959
- http://gnelib.cvs.sourceforge.net/gnelib/gnelib/src/ConsoleStreambuf.cpp?r1=1.8&r2=1.9&sortby=date
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gnefs-adv.txt

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