CVE-2006-0306

Public Exploit

Description

The DM Primer (dmprimer.exe) in the DM Deployment Common Component in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor Mobile Backup r4.0, BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops r11.0, r11.1, r11.1 SP1, Unicenter Remote Control 6.0, 6.0 SP1, CA Desktop Protection Suite r2, CA Server Protection Suite r2, and CA Business Protection Suite r2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or application hang) via a large network packet, which causes a WSAEMESGSIZE error code that is not handled, leading to a thread exit.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.89% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ca.com Vendor Advisory com.au Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory ca.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/22529 vdb entry
http://www.designfolks.com.au/karma/DMPrimer/ vendor advisory url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422381/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0236 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33756 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18531 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16276 vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015504 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0306?
CVE-2006-0306 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0306?
To fix CVE-2006-0306, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0306 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0306 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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