CVE-2006-4015 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on HP ProCurve switches via unknown vectors, requiring a software upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2006-4015?
CVE-2006-4015 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hewlett-Packard (HP) ProCurve 3500yl, 6200yl, and 5400zl switches with software before K.11.33 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly memory leak or system crash) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4015?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Hp Procurve Switch 3500yl, Hp Procurve Switch 5400zl, Hp Procurve Switch 6200yl.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4015 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-2006-4015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r38f-c949-mg72.