CVE-2006-0036

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2006-01-23

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=15db34702cfafd24acc60295cf14861e497…
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18482
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24203