CVE-2006-2444
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
The snmp_trap_decode function in the SNMP NAT helper for Linux kernel before 2.6.16.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified remote attack vectors that cause failures in snmp_trap_decode that trigger (1) frees of random memory or (2) frees of previously-freed memory (double-free) by snmp_trap_decode as well as its calling function, as demonstrated via certain test cases of the PROTOS SNMP test suite.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.18
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016153
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/681569
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1db6b5a66e93ff125ab871d6b3f7363412cc87e8
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:087
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/25750
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18081
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26594
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11318
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