CVE-2001-0830 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in 6tunnel versions 0.08 and earlier. The flaw stems from the software's failure to properly close client-initiated sockets, allowing remote attackers to exhaust system resources through repeated connections and disconnections. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:6tunnel_project:6tunnel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.