Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-4623

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU94788

Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-4623

Published: September 11, 2006 / Updated: October 17, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94788
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4623
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) decapsulation component in dvb-core/dvb_net.c in the dvb driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.17.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SNDU length of 0 in a ULE packet. There is a patch available for the affected product release.


How to mitigate CVE-2006-4623

Install update from vendor's repository.

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