CVE-2006-5425

Description

XORP (eXtensible Open Router Platform) 1.2 and 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Link State Advertisement (LSA) with an invalid LSA length field.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.24% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory xorp.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22462	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.xorp.org/advisories/XORP_SA_06:01.ospf.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20597	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116115975806681&w=2	mailing list
http://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200610-01.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29658	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017079	vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4107	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5425?: CVE-2006-5425 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5425?: To fix CVE-2006-5425, 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-2006-5425 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5425 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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