CVE-2006-6437 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash Xerox WorkCentre printers by submitting a malicious PostScript file, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2006-6437?
CVE-2006-6437 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 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
ops3-dmn in Xerox WorkCentre and WorkCentre Pro before 12.050.03.000, 13.x before 13.050.03.000, and 14.x before 14.050.03.000 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash and core dump) via a certain PS file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6437?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xerox Workcentre.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6437?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6437 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-2006-6437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54gq-c367-6j8g.