What is the severity of CVE-2006-5391?

CVE-2006-5391 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5391?

To fix CVE-2006-5391, upgrade Xfire to a version later than 1.6.4 to mitigate the denial of service risk.

What impacts does CVE-2006-5391 have on users?

CVE-2006-5391 can lead to the client application crashing, resulting in service disruptions for users.

Who is affected by CVE-2006-5391?

CVE-2006-5391 affects users of Xfire version 1.64 and earlier.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-5391?

There are no well-known workarounds for CVE-2006-5391, so upgrading to a patched version is the recommended approach.

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CVE-2006-5391

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

18/10/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-5391

First published: Wed Oct 18 2006(Updated: )

Xfire 1.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client application crash) via a long string to UDP port 25777.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Codehaus XFire	<=1.6.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5391?
CVE-2006-5391 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5391?
To fix CVE-2006-5391, upgrade Xfire to a version later than 1.6.4 to mitigate the denial of service risk.
What impacts does CVE-2006-5391 have on users?
CVE-2006-5391 can lead to the client application crashing, resulting in service disruptions for users.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-5391?
CVE-2006-5391 affects users of Xfire version 1.64 and earlier.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-5391?
There are no well-known workarounds for CVE-2006-5391, so upgrading to a patched version is the recommended approach.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5391?
CVE-2006-5391 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5391?
To fix CVE-2006-5391, upgrade Xfire to a version later than 1.6.4 to mitigate the denial of service risk.
What impacts does CVE-2006-5391 have on users?
CVE-2006-5391 can lead to the client application crashing, resulting in service disruptions for users.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-5391?
CVE-2006-5391 affects users of Xfire version 1.64 and earlier.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-5391?
There are no well-known workarounds for CVE-2006-5391, so upgrading to a patched version is the recommended approach.