CVE-2006-1068

Public Exploit

Description

Netgear 614 and 624 routers, possibly running VXWorks, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a malformed DCC SEND string to an IRC channel, which causes an IRC connection reset, possibly related to the masquerading code for NAT environments, and as demonstrated via (1) a DCC SEND with a single long argument, or (2) a DCC SEND with IP, port, and filesize arguments with a 0 value.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.48%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25230	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426863/100/0/threaded	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.hm2k.org/news/1141413208.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426756/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426761/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16954	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426934/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1068?: CVE-2006-1068 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1068?: To fix CVE-2006-1068, 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-2006-1068 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1068 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.