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Medium
CVE-2006-0433
Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4 does not...
Vulnerability Description
Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4 does not properly handle an incoming selective acknowledgement when there is insufficient memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0409
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:08.sack.asc
- http://www.osvdb.org/22861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16466
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015566
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/399
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18696
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.3, 5.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 2nd, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.