What is the severity of CVE-2006-5873?

CVE-2006-5873 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through buffer overflow.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5873?

To fix CVE-2006-5873, upgrade to l2tpns version 2.1.21 or later, which addresses the buffer overflow vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5873?

CVE-2006-5873 affects versions of l2tpns prior to 2.1.21, as well as Debian systems running version 3.1.

What kind of attack can CVE-2006-5873 lead to?

CVE-2006-5873 can lead to remote denial of service attacks through the exploitation of large heartbeat packets.

Who can exploit CVE-2006-5873?

Remote attackers with the ability to send large heartbeat packets can exploit CVE-2006-5873.

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CVE-2006-5873

high

7.8

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 119

12/12/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-5873: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Dec 12 2006(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Libp2p	=2.0.13
Libp2p	=2.1
Libp2p	=1.1
Debian	=3.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5873?
CVE-2006-5873 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5873?
To fix CVE-2006-5873, upgrade to l2tpns version 2.1.21 or later, which addresses the buffer overflow vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5873?
CVE-2006-5873 affects versions of l2tpns prior to 2.1.21, as well as Debian systems running version 3.1.
What kind of attack can CVE-2006-5873 lead to?
CVE-2006-5873 can lead to remote denial of service attacks through the exploitation of large heartbeat packets.
Who can exploit CVE-2006-5873?
Remote attackers with the ability to send large heartbeat packets can exploit CVE-2006-5873.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5873?
CVE-2006-5873 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5873?
To fix CVE-2006-5873, upgrade to l2tpns version 2.1.21 or later, which addresses the buffer overflow vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5873?
CVE-2006-5873 affects versions of l2tpns prior to 2.1.21, as well as Debian systems running version 3.1.
What kind of attack can CVE-2006-5873 lead to?
CVE-2006-5873 can lead to remote denial of service attacks through the exploitation of large heartbeat packets.
Who can exploit CVE-2006-5873?
Remote attackers with the ability to send large heartbeat packets can exploit CVE-2006-5873.

CVE-2006-5873: Buffer Overflow

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