CVE-2006-1408

Public Exploit

Description

Vavoom 1.19.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) a packet with no data or (2) a large packet, which prevents Vavoom from discarding the packet from the socket.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.09% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory altervista.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1104	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19388	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vaboom-adv.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17261	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25454	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1408?: CVE-2006-1408 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1408?: To fix CVE-2006-1408, 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-2006-1408 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1408 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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