CVE-2006-1147

Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-1147. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets multiple vulnerabilities in Alien Arena 2006 GE <= 5.00, including a format string vulnerability, buffer overflow, and crash via Com_sprintf. It demonstrates three distinct attack vectors by crafting malicious network packets to exploit server-side flaws.

Description

The Com_sprintf function in q_shared.c in Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 does not properly NULL terminate certain long strings, which allows remote attackers (possibly authenticated) to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long skin, weapon, or model name.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1564

This exploit targets multiple vulnerabilities in Alien Arena 2006 GE <= 5.00, including a format string vulnerability, buffer overflow, and crash via Com_sprintf. It demonstrates three distinct attack vectors by crafting malicious network packets to exploit server-side flaws.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce | Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Alien Arena 2006 GE <= 5.00
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target server running vulnerable Alien Arena version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/23749
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426984/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k6x-adv.txt
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0882
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19144
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/0147.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17028
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25201

Scores

EPSS 0.0306
EPSS Percentile 85.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
cor_entertainment/alien_arena_2006 gold_5.00
Published Mar 10, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026