CVE-2006-6717

Description

The Allied Telesis AT-9000/24 Ethernet switch accepts management packets from arbitrary VLANs, contrary to the documentation, which allows remote attackers to conduct attacks against the switch from unexpected locations.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.72% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454630/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23590	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21628	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23451	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30924	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6717?: CVE-2006-6717 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6717?: To fix CVE-2006-6717, 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-2006-6717 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6717 is being actively exploited. 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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