CVE-2006-2413 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in GNUnet by sending empty UDP datagrams, leading to infinite loops and high CPU consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2413?
CVE-2006-2413 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GNUnet before SVN revision 2781 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an empty UDP datagram, possibly involving FIONREAD errors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnunet Gnunet.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2413?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2006-2413 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2413 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2413, GHSA-wcgg-3cp8-jgq6.