CVE-2006-0433 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting FreeBSD versions 5.3 and 5.4. The flaw lies in the Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) mechanism, where improper handling of incoming SACKs under low memory conditions can lead to an infinite loop. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, allowing remote attackers to disrupt system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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