CVE-2006-2971 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2006-06-12

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 11.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:overkill:overkill:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2968	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20551
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1090
http://www.osvdb.org/26029
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436659/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18353
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2245
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27028

History

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Subscriptions

Overkill Overkill

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-06-12T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:06:27.364Z

Reserved: 2006-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2971

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-12T20:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:26:09.020

Link: CVE-2006-2971

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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