CVE-2006-0048 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in tcpick via fragmented packets with invalid headers, potentially leading to a segmentation fault.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0048?
CVE-2006-0048 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Francesco Stablum tcpick 0.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via certain fragmented packets, possibly involving invalid headers and an attacker-controlled payload length. NOTE: this issue might be a buffer overflow or overread.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0048?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Francesco Stablum Tcpick.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0048?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0048, GHSA-jmgw-fgrg-vw35.