CVE-2006-3202

Description

The ip6_savecontrol function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0, under certain configurations, does not check to see if IPv4-mapped sockets are being used before processing IPv6 socket options, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating an IPv4-mapped IPv6 socket with the SO_TIMESTAMP socket option set, then sending an IPv4 packet through the socket.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory netbsd.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016250	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27139	vdb entry
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-016.txt.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3202?: CVE-2006-3202 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3202?: To fix CVE-2006-3202, 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-2006-3202 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-3202 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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