Vulnerability in Overkill

CVE-2006-2971

Integer overflow in the recv_packet function in 0verkill 0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a UDP packet with fewer than 12 bytes, which results in a long length value to the crc32 function.

EPSS: 0.045 (90.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Overkill — versions 0.16
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-2971?
CVE-2006-2971 is a vulnerability in Overkill. Published 2006-06-12.
Is CVE-2006-2971 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.