CVE-2006-0797 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Nokia N70 phones via malformed Bluetooth L2CAP packets, potentially triggering a buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0797?
CVE-2006-0797 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nokia N70 cell phone allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown) through a wireless Bluetooth connection via a malformed Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) packet whose length field is less than the actual length of the packet, possibly triggering a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using the Bluetooth Stack Smasher (BSS).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0797?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nokia N70.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0797?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0797 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-2006-0797 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0797 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq9v-pvhm-5pf4.