CVE-2006-3678 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on TippingPoint IPS devices by sending malformed packets that force layer 2 fallback.
- 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-2006-3678?
CVE-2006-3678 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TippingPoint IPS running the TippingPoint Operating System (TOS) before 2.2.4.6519 allows remote attackers to "force the device into layer 2 fallback (L2FB)", causing a denial of service (page fault), via a malformed packet.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3678?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 3com Tippingpoint Ips Tos.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3678 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-2006-3678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgcw-xp8g-m6f4.