CVE-2006-1648: SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a

Q: How do I fix CVE-2006-1648?

synchroneyes: upgrade to newer than 6.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2006-1648 being exploited?

CVE-2006-1648 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2006-1648 affect?

CVE-2006-1648 affects synchroneyes. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a certain packet to the Teacher discovery port that causes SynchronEyes to connect to t

Q: How urgent is CVE-2006-1648?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

This month

MEDIUM 5.0UPGRADE

CVE-2006-1648 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting synchroneyes. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a certain packet to the Teacher discovery port that causes SynchronEyes to connect to the attacker's machine and read a value that is used as a parameter to malloc.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.9% (top 20%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-04-06
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: smart technologies

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-04-06 10:04 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:23 UTCUpdated Record last modified

smart technologies synchroneyes UPGRADE

Affected: <= 6.0

Fixed in: newer than 6.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy synchroneyes || rpm -q synchroneyes || synchroneyes --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 6.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade synchroneyes

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade synchroneyes

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-1648?

synchroneyes: upgrade to newer than 6.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-1648 being exploited?

CVE-2006-1648 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-1648 affect?

CVE-2006-1648 affects synchroneyes. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a certain packet to the Teacher discovery port that causes SynchronEyes to connect to t

How urgent is CVE-2006-1648?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-1647 HIGH 7.8 UPGRADE An unspecified "logical programming mistake" in SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0, and possibly earli

References

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