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CVE-2006-0036
ip_nat_pptp in the PPTP NAT helper (netfilter/ip_nat_helper_pptp.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.14, and other versions, allows remote attackers to…
High7.8EPSS 3.3%
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- redhat
Description
ip_nat_pptp in the PPTP NAT helper (netfilter/ip_nat_helper_pptp.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.14, and other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) via an inbound PPTP_IN_CALL_REQUEST packet that causes a null pointer to be used in an offset calculation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- ADV-2006-0220 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 16414 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 388 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 2006-0004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 18482 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- kernel-pptpincallrequest-dos(24203) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=15db34702cfafd24acc60295cf14861e497502ab (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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