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CVE-2006-4997 Detail

Description

The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206265 Exploit  Issue Tracking 
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206265 Exploit  Issue Tracking 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22253 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22253 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23395 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23788 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23788 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24288 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24288 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 Broken Link 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017526 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017526 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe26109a9dfd9327fdbe630fc819e1b7450986b2 Broken Link 
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe26109a9dfd9327fdbe630fc819e1b7450986b2 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:012 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025 Broken Link 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html Broken Link 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html Broken Link  Patch 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html Broken Link  Patch 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20363 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20363 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 Broken Link 
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 Broken Link 
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237 Broken Link 
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3999 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3999 Broken Link 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29387 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29387 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10388 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10388 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-4997
NVD Published Date:
10/10/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE