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CVE-2006-0054: The ipfw firewall in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall cra...

The ipfw firewall in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall crash) via ICMP IP fragments that match a reset, reject or unreach action, which leads to an access of an uninitialized pointer.

MediumCVSS 5.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2006-0054 is a denial-of-service issue in the FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE ipfw firewall. Specially fragmented ICMP traffic can crash the firewall when it matches certain rule actions. The main business risk is loss of firewall availability on legacy FreeBSD systems, not data theft or code execution based on the provided sources. Exposure appears limited to FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE systems using ipfw firewall rules with reset, reject, or unreach actions reachable by ICMP fragmented traffic. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, so confirm scope against FreeBSD-SA-06:04. Prioritize if any FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE firewalls remain in production or exposed networks. For modern environments without this legacy version, urgency is low. Treat discovered instances as technical debt requiring migration or vendor-guided remediation. Mitigation focus: Review FreeBSD-SA-06:04 for the vendor-approved correction or upgrade path.; Identify and retire any remaining FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE systems.; Limit untrusted traffic exposure to legacy ipfw firewalls where operationally feasible..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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2Source links

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.3CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.3Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2006-0054Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Access of Uninitialized Pointer

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