Denial of Service Vulnerability in udp_v6_get_port Function

CVE-2005-2973 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The udp_v6_get_port function in udp.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.14-rc5, when running IPv6, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash).

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