CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-5873

Published: Dec 12, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Buffer overflow in the cluster_process_heartbeat function in cluster.c in layer 2 tunneling protocol network server (l2tpns) before 2.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large heartbeat packet.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
L2tpnsL2tpns1.1 (including)1.1 (including)
L2tpnsL2tpns2.0.13 (including)2.0.13 (including)
L2tpnsL2tpns2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
L2tpnsUbuntudapper*
L2tpnsUbuntudevel*
L2tpnsUbuntuedgy*
L2tpnsUbuntufeisty*
L2tpnsUbuntugutsy*
L2tpnsUbuntuhardy*
L2tpnsUbuntuintrepid*
L2tpnsUbuntujaunty*
L2tpnsUbuntukarmic*

References