CVE-2006-1593
The (1) ZD_MissingPlayer, (2) ZD_UseItem, and (3) ZD_LoadNewClientLevel functions in sv_main.cpp for (a) Zdaemon 1.08.01 and (b) X-Doom allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid player slot or item number, which causes…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The (1) ZD_MissingPlayer, (2) ZD_UseItem, and (3) ZD_LoadNewClientLevel functions in sv_main.cpp for (a) Zdaemon 1.08.01 and (b) X-Doom allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid player slot or item number, which causes an invalid memory access, possibly due to an invalid array index.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.69% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 31 March 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- x-doom/x-doom · zdaemon/zdaemon
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zdaebof-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044775.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19496Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19509Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/662
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429521/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17340
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1198Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1199Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25593
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zdaebof-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044775.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19496Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19509Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/662
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429521/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17340
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1198Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1199Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25593
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.