CVE-2006-6915

Description

ftpd in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party sources.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.84% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21940	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017480	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY91787	patch vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89168	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0101	vdb entry
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23688	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6915?: CVE-2006-6915 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6915?: To fix CVE-2006-6915, 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-2006-6915 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6915 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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