CVE-2006-3057

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in NetworkManager daemon for DHCP (dhcdbd) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain invalid DHCP responses that trigger memory corruption.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.22% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20899	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20754	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27291	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/299-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18459	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3057?: CVE-2006-3057 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3057?: To fix CVE-2006-3057, 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-2006-3057 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3057 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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