CVE-2006-3121

Description

The peel_netstring function in cl_netstring.c in the heartbeat subsystem in High-Availability Linux before 1.2.5, and 2.0 before 2.0.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the length parameter in a heartbeat message.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.01% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-23.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21629 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21511 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21505 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19516 patch vdb entry
http://www.linux-ha.org/_cache/SecurityIssues__sec03.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/21518 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:142 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28396 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1151 patch vendor advisory
http://www.linux-ha.org/SecurityIssues patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3288 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-335-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21521 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3121?
CVE-2006-3121 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3121?
To fix CVE-2006-3121, 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-2006-3121 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3121 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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