CVE-2006-2971

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the recv_packet function in 0verkill 0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a UDP packet with fewer than 12 bytes, which results in a long length value to the crc32 function.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.47% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18353	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/26029	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1090	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436659/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2245	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27028	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20551	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2971?: CVE-2006-2971 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2971?: To fix CVE-2006-2971, 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-2006-2971 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2971 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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