What is CVE-2006-0036?

CVE-2006-0036 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2006-0036 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0036?

CVE-2006-0036 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0036?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-0036 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-0036 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0036 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-0036

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-01-23

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

7 total

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=15db34702cfafd24acc60295cf14861e497502ab
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18482
Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/388
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16414
Trustix
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0004

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-0036

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-01-23

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0036?

CVE-2006-0036 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2006-0036 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0036?

CVE-2006-0036 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0036?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-0036 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-0036 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-0036 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.