NetBSD 2.0/2.1/3.0/3.0.1 sendmsg msg_controllen denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in NetBSD 2.0/2.1/3.0/3.0.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function sendmsg. The manipulation of the argument msg_controllen with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The sendmsg function in NetBSD-current before 20061023, NetBSD 3.0 and 3.0.1 before 20061024, and NetBSD 2.x before 20061029, when run on a 64-bit architecture, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an invalid msg_controllen parameter to the sendit function.

The weakness was shared 12/19/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6654 since 12/19/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries 33945 and 33943 are related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetBSD 3.0

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11/28/2006 🔍
12/19/2006 +21 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3005 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6654 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1017293

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/12/2018 07:50
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (48), 08/12/2018 07:50 (6)
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