CVE-2006-0081 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a system crash or screen resolution change in Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver by providing a long text field, such as a window title.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0081?
CVE-2006-0081 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ialmnt5.sys in the ialmrnt5 display driver in Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver 6.14.10.4308 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or screen resolution change) via a long text field, as demonstrated using a long window title.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2006-0081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3c4p-j5xm-qh46.