CVE-2006-0035

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.

The netlink_rcv_skb function in af_netlink.c in Linux kernel 2.6.14 and 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a nlmsg_len field of 0.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

Linux Kernel

First reported 19 years ago

2006-01-11 21:03:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-20 01:29:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.6.14

2.6.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.15

2.6.15

References

18482

Patch, Vendor Advisory

388

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ad8e4b75c8a7bed475d72ce09bf5267188621961

Vendor Advisory

16414

2006-0004

Patch

ADV-2006-0220

Vendor Advisory

kernel-afnetlink-dos(24202)

Stay updated

ExploitPedia is constantly evolving. Sign up to receive a notification when we release additional functionality.

Get in touch

If you'd like to report a bug or have any suggestions for improvements then please do get in touch with us using this form. We will get back to you as soon as we can.