CVE-2006-4097 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Cisco Secure ACS service via a crafted RADIUS packet, causing 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-2006-4097?

CVE-2006-4097 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the CSRadius service in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows before 4.1 and ACS Solution Engine before 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RADIUS Access-Request packet. NOTE: it has been reported that at least one issue is a heap-based buffer overflow involving the Tunnel-Password attribute.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4097?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Secure Access Control Server.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-4097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7j4m-73mf-j53v.

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