CVE-2006-0433 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in FreeBSD SACK handling when memory is insufficient.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0433?
CVE-2006-0433 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4 does not properly handle an incoming selective acknowledgement when there is insufficient memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0433?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0433?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0433 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-2006-0433 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0433 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pjw2-8x38-jc3c.