CVE-2006-0677

Description

telnetd in Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.6 and 0.7.x before 0.7.2 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unknown vectors that trigger a null dereference.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.88% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18894	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19005	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0653	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0456	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-253-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18961	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24763	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/449	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16676	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-977	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23244	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0628	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426043/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.stacken.kth.se/lists/heimdal-discuss/2006-02/msg00028.html	mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0677?: CVE-2006-0677 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0677?: To fix CVE-2006-0677, 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-2006-0677 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0677 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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