CVE-2006-1068 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Netgear 614 and 624 routers, potentially running VXWorks. Remote attackers can trigger an IRC connection reset by sending a malformed DCC SEND string to an IRC channel, possibly due to issues with NAT masquerading code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity with local access required, and its primary impact is a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:netgear_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.