CVE-2006-3529

Description

Memory leak in Juniper JUNOS 6.4 through 8.0, built before May 10, 2006, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel packet memory consumption and crash) via crafted IPv6 packets whose buffers are not released after they are processed.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.86% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21003	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27654	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/27132	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2742	vdb entry
http://www.juniper.net/support/security/alerts/EXT-PSN-2006-06-017.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18930	vdb entry
http://www.juniper.net/support/security/alerts/IPv6_bug.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016460	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/294036	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3529?: CVE-2006-3529 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3529?: To fix CVE-2006-3529, 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-2006-3529 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3529 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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