CVE-2006-0433

Description

Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4 does not properly handle an incoming selective acknowledgement when there is insufficient memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.36% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0409	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:08.sack.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22861	patch vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16466	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015566	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/399	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24453	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18696	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0433?: CVE-2006-0433 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0433?: To fix CVE-2006-0433, 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-2006-0433 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0433 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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