CVE-2006-4997

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are freed (freed pointer dereference).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 10, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-4997: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix