What is CVE-2006-0037?

CVE-2006-0037 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2006-0037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0037?

CVE-2006-0037 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0037?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-0037. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-0037 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-0037

Medium

ip_nat_pptp in the PPTP NAT helper (netfilter/ip_nat_helper_pptp.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.14, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) via a crafted outbound packet that causes an incorrect offset to be calculated from pointer arithmetic when non-linear SKBs (socket buffers) are used.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-01-23

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2006-0037 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=03b9feca89366952ae5dfe4ad8107b1ece50b710
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
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0220
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24204

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-0037

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 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-2006-0037?

CVE-2006-0037 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2006-0037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0037?

CVE-2006-0037 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-0037?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-0037. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-0037 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-0037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.