Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-2444
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.221 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.221 · newest: 0.221 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20716 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21605 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/25750 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/21136 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183 (vendor-advisory)