CVE-2006-4292 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Honeyd network simulator by sending malicious ARP packets, 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-2006-4292?
CVE-2006-4292 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Niels Provos Honeyd before 1.5b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4292?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Niels Provos Honeyd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4292?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4292 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-2006-4292 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4292 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cr5-xhqx-wpjf.