CVE-2006-6728 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the LAN Messenger application or transmit spam via the info request mechanism.
- 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-2006-6728?
CVE-2006-6728 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the info request mechanism in LAN Messenger before 1.5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or transmit spam via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6728?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lan Messenger Lan Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6728?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6728 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-2006-6728 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6728 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75hh-g59c-jqx3.