CVE-2006-5873 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in the cluster_process_heartbeat function in cluster.c in layer 2 tunneling protocol network server (l2tpns) before 2.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large heartbeat packet.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01514.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Debian Linux Subscribe
L2tpns Subscribe	L2tpns Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:l2tpns:l2tpns:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:l2tpns:l2tpns:2.0.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:l2tpns:l2tpns:2.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1230-1	new l2tpns packages fix buffer overflow
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5857	Buffer overflow in the cluster_process_heartbeat function in cluster.c in layer 2 tunneling protocol network server (l2tpns) before 2.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large heartbeat packet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://l2tpns.cvs.sourceforge.net/l2tpns/l2tpns/cluster.c?r1=1.53&r2=1.54
http://secunia.com/advisories/23230
http://secunia.com/advisories/23333
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=97282&release_id=468202
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1230
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21443
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4860
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30732

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-12T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.651Z

Reserved: 2006-11-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-5873

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-12-12T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-5873

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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