CVE-2006-5781

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the handshake function in iodine 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.06% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450399/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20883	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30182	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22674	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4333	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017155	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29995	vdb entry
http://code.kryo.se/iodine/CHANGELOG.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5781?: CVE-2006-5781 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5781?: To fix CVE-2006-5781, 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-2006-5781 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5781 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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