CVE-2006-6609 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Dec 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Nexuiz via fake player vectors, leading to resource exhaustion or crashes.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-6609?

CVE-2006-6609 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nexuiz before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion or crash) via unspecified vectors related to "fake players." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6609?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alientrap Nexuiz.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6609?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2006-6609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6609, GHSA-vv35-qj4h-8c24.