CVE-2006-1218 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell BorderManager HTTP proxy via media streaming requests, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2006-1218?
CVE-2006-1218 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP proxy in Novell BorderManager 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and ABEND) via unknown attack vectors related to "media streaming over HTTP 1.1".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Bordermanager.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1218 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-2006-1218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4qx-xmv2-q9r4.