CVE-2006-2971 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the 0verkill game server by sending a small UDP packet, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2006-2971?
CVE-2006-2971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the recv_packet function in 0verkill 0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a UDP packet with fewer than 12 bytes, which results in a long length value to the crc32 function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Overkill Overkill.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-2971 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2971 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv6q-r6mc-4p4j.