CVE-2006-2240 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Fujitsu NetShelter/FW web cache or proxy via malicious DNS packets.
- 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-2006-2240?
CVE-2006-2240 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the (1) web cache or (2) web proxy in Fujitsu NetShelter/FW allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device unresponsiveness) via certain DNS packets, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2240?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Fujitsu Netshelter Fw, Fujitsu Netshelter Fw-L, Fujitsu Netshelter Fw-M, Fujitsu Netshelter Fw-P.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2240 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-2006-2240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgg3-3qc5-h6ch.