CVE-2006-4833 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Verso NetPerformer devices by sending a malformed ICMP packet with identical source and destination addresses.

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-2006-4833?

CVE-2006-4833 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Verso NetPerformer FRAD ACT SDM-95xx 7.xx (R1) and earlier, SDM-93xx 10.x.x (R2) and earlier, and SDM-92xx 9.x.x (R1) and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or reboot) via an ICMP packet with the same destination and source address and port, aka the "Land" vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Verso Netperformer Frame Relay Access Device Act.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4833 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-2006-4833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9q2v-hc5p-cqpx.

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