CVE-2006-2213

Description

Hostapd 0.3.7-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via an unspecified value in the key_data_length field of an EAPoL frame.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.90% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:088	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20265	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19966	third party advisory patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365897
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17846	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26239	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20195	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1657	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/25233	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1065	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2213?: CVE-2006-2213 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2213?: To fix CVE-2006-2213, 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-2006-2213 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2213 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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