CVE-2006-0956

Description

nuauth in NuFW before 1.0.21 does not properly handle blocking TLS sockets, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) by flooding packets at the authentication server.

1.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.24%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory nufw.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0762	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19046	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.nufw.org/+NuFW-1-21-minor-security-fix+.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16868	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0956?: CVE-2006-0956 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0956?: To fix CVE-2006-0956, 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-2006-0956 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0956 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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