# CVE-2006-3596: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and network outage on Cisco IPS appliances by sending crafted IP packets to the gigabit network adapter driver.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgf6-6767-mgrf

## What is CVE-2006-3596?

CVE-2006-3596 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3596?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ips Sensor Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-0719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0719/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-4911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4911/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2681/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-0631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0631/): Race condition in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2014-0718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0718/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3596 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.