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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Overkill — versions 0.16
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18353 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/26029 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1090 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436659/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2245 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27028 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/20551 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
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.