CVE-2006-2444

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

The snmp_trap_decode function in the SNMP NAT helper for Linux kernel before 2.6.16.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified remote attack vectors that cause failures in snmp_trap_decode that trigger (1) frees of random memory or (2) frees of previously-freed memory (double-free) by snmp_trap_decode as well as its calling function, as demonstrated via certain test cases of the PROTOS SNMP test suite.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by ECL Labs · cdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1880

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (34)

[Patch] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.18

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20225

[US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/681569

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.osvdb.org/25750

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26594

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:087

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1db6b5a66e93ff125ab871d6b3f7363412cc87e8

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18081

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11318

... and 14 more

Scores

EPSS 0.6980

EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published May 25, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026