Description
The peel_netstring function in cl_netstring.c in the heartbeat subsystem in High-Availability Linux before 1.2.5, and 2.0 before 2.0.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the length parameter in a heartbeat message.
Published: 2006-08-17
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 20.3% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1151-1 New heartbeat packages fix denial of service
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-335-1 heartbeat vulnerability
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High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:16:05.935Z

Reserved: 2006-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3121

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-17T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-3121

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