| Name | CVE-2006-5873 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the cluster_process_heartbeat function in cluster.c in layer 2 tunneling protocol network server (l2tpns) before 2.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large heartbeat packet. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1230-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 401742 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| l2tpns (PTS) | bullseye | 2.3.3-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.4.1-1 | fixed |
| forky, sid, trixie | 2.4.1-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
http://secunia.com/advisories/23230/