CVE-2006-6266 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can induce Teredo clients to send packets to third parties, potentially enabling abuse of the client as a proxy.
- 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-2006-6266?
CVE-2006-6266 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Teredo clients, when following item 6 of RFC4380 section 5.2.3, start direct IPv6 connectivity tests (aka ping tests) in response to packets from non-Teredo source addresses, which might allow remote attackers to induce Teredo clients to send packets to third parties.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Teredo.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2006-6266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x63c-6qqq-h574.