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CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2006-4024

CVE-2006-4024

CVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Summary

The FESTAHES_Load function in pce/hes.c in Festalon 0.5.0 through 0.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative LoadAddr value in a HES file, which is used as an offset in a memcpy operation and leads to a buffer underflow.

CVSS 2.0 breakdown

Base score7.5 (HIGH)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
ConfidentialityPARTIAL
IntegrityPARTIAL
AvailabilityPARTIAL

Affected products

Festalon festalon
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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