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CVE-2006-0036

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2006-01-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References