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CVE-2006-5873

Buffer overflow in the cluster_process_heartbeat function in cluster.c in layer 2 tunneling protocol network server (l2tpns) before 2.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large heartbeat packet.

Published

2006-12-12T00:28:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	l2tpns	l2tpns	1.1	Yes
Application	l2tpns	l2tpns	2.0.13	Yes
Application	l2tpns	l2tpns	2.1	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	Yes

References

http://l2tpns.cvs.sourceforge.net/l2tpns/l2tpns/cluster.c?r1=1.53&r2=1.54 Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23230 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/23333 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=97282&release_id=468202 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1230 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21443 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4860 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30732 ([email protected])
http://l2tpns.cvs.sourceforge.net/l2tpns/l2tpns/cluster.c?r1=1.53&r2=1.54 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23230 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23333 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=97282&release_id=468202 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1230 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21443 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4860 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30732 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)