CVE-2006-6653

Description

The accept function in NetBSD-current before 20061023, NetBSD 3.0 and 3.0.1 before 20061024, and NetBSD 2.x before 20061029 allows local users to cause a denial of service (socket consumption) via an invalid (1) name or (2) namelen parameter, which may result in the socket never being closed (aka "a dangling socket").

Category

1.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory NetBSD.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017293 vdb entry patch
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-026.txt.asc patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6653?
CVE-2006-6653 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6653?
To fix CVE-2006-6653, 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-2006-6653 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6653 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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