CVE-2006-5602 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via memory leaks in xsupplicant, affecting systems using this 802.1X supplicant.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5602?
CVE-2006-5602 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2006. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple memory leaks in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5602?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xsupplicant Xsupplicant.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5602 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-2006-5602 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5602 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g44m-r382-72h8.