CVE-2006-5656 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in the Vilistextum library's push_align function.
- 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-2006-5656?
CVE-2006-5656 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in the push_align function in src/util.c in Vilistextum before 2.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors related to the tmp_align variable. NOTE: it is not clear whether this is a vulnerability, due to the functionality of the product.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vilistextum Vilistextum.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5656 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-2006-5656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmqw-4698-8jmq.