CVE-2006-0956 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in NuFW by flooding packets to the authentication server due to improper TLS socket handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0956?
CVE-2006-0956 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nuauth in NuFW before 1.0.21 does not properly handle blocking TLS sockets, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) by flooding packets at the authentication server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nufw Nufw Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0956 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-2006-0956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p49v-cm65-vvrx.