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CVE-2006-0036

N/A
Published: January 23, 2006 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

ip_nat_pptp in the PPTP NAT helper (netfilter/ip_nat_helper_pptp.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.14, and other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) via an inbound PPTP_IN_CALL_REQUEST packet that causes a null pointer to be used in an offset calculation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=15db34702cfafd24acc60295cf14861e497502ab
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18482
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
Source: [email protected]
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24203

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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