What is the severity of CVE-2006-6264?

CVE-2006-6264 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to bypass IPv4 ingress filtering.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6264?

To mitigate CVE-2006-6264, users should disable Teredo tunneling unless it is explicitly needed or apply appropriate filtering and access control measures.

What type of attacks can CVE-2006-6264 facilitate?

CVE-2006-6264 can facilitate remote attacks that send IPv4 traffic to intranet hosts, potentially exposing sensitive services.

Which software is affected by CVE-2006-6264?

CVE-2006-6264 specifically affects Microsoft Teredo implementations.

Is CVE-2006-6264 still relevant today?

CVE-2006-6264 remains relevant as organizations continue to use Teredo for IPv6 connectivity, making it imperative to apply security best practices.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-6264

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

4/12/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-6264

First published: Mon Dec 04 2006(Updated: )

Teredo creates trusted peer entries for arbitrary incoming source Teredo addresses, even if the low 32 bits represent an intranet address, which might allow remote attackers to send IPv4 traffic to intranet hosts that use non-RFC1918 addresses, bypassing IPv4 ingress filtering.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Teredo

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6264?
CVE-2006-6264 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to bypass IPv4 ingress filtering.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6264?
To mitigate CVE-2006-6264, users should disable Teredo tunneling unless it is explicitly needed or apply appropriate filtering and access control measures.
What type of attacks can CVE-2006-6264 facilitate?
CVE-2006-6264 can facilitate remote attacks that send IPv4 traffic to intranet hosts, potentially exposing sensitive services.
Which software is affected by CVE-2006-6264?
CVE-2006-6264 specifically affects Microsoft Teredo implementations.
Is CVE-2006-6264 still relevant today?
CVE-2006-6264 remains relevant as organizations continue to use Teredo for IPv6 connectivity, making it imperative to apply security best practices.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6264?
CVE-2006-6264 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to bypass IPv4 ingress filtering.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6264?
To mitigate CVE-2006-6264, users should disable Teredo tunneling unless it is explicitly needed or apply appropriate filtering and access control measures.
What type of attacks can CVE-2006-6264 facilitate?
CVE-2006-6264 can facilitate remote attacks that send IPv4 traffic to intranet hosts, potentially exposing sensitive services.
Which software is affected by CVE-2006-6264?
CVE-2006-6264 specifically affects Microsoft Teredo implementations.
Is CVE-2006-6264 still relevant today?
CVE-2006-6264 remains relevant as organizations continue to use Teredo for IPv6 connectivity, making it imperative to apply security best practices.