CVE-2006-0037

Medium

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 local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) via a crafted outbound packet that causes an incorrect offset to be calculated from pointer arithmetic when non-linear SKBs (socket buffers) are used.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJan 23, 2006
First seenJan 23, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.14—

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