CVE-2006-4776

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Published Sep 14, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 8.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) feature in Cisco IOS 12.1(19) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long VLAN name in a VTP type 2 summary advertisement.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1\(19\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.0% (7.962% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21896
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016843
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060913-vtp.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542108
http://www.osvdb.org/28777
http://www.phenoelit.de/stuff/CiscoVTP.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445896/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445938/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19998
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3600
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3601
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28927

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 14, 2006, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:23 PM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 14, 2006, 12:07 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

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