CVE-2006-4464 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Nokia Symbian browser by sending JavaScript that constructs a large Unicode string, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4464?
CVE-2006-4464 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Nokia Browser, possibly Nokia Symbian 60 Browser 3rd edition, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via JavaScript that constructs a large Unicode string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4464?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nokia Symbian.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4464 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-2006-4464 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4464 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj6m-jxg6-wx4j.