CVE-2006-4304:Buffer overflow in the sppp driver in FreeBSD 4.11 through 6.1, NetBSD 2.0 through 4.0 beta before 20060823, and OpenBSD 3.8 and 3.9 before 20060902 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic), obtain sensitive information, and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted Link Control Protocol (LCP) packets with an option length that exceeds the overall length, which triggers the overflow in (1) pppoe and (2) ippp. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported for the ppp driver.

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Buffer overflow in the sppp driver in FreeBSD 4.11 through 6.1, NetBSD 2.0 through 4.0 beta before 20060823, and OpenBSD 3.8 and 3.9 before 20060902 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic), obtain sensitive information, and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted Link Control Protocol (LCP) packets with an option length that exceeds the overall length, which triggers the overflow in (1) pppoe and (2) ippp. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported for the ppp driver.

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  1. Manufacturing
    Manufacturing
  2. Health Care & Social Assistance
    Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  4. Educational Services
    Educational Services
  5. Finance and Insurance
    Finance and Insurance
  6. Management of Companies & Enterprises
    Management of Companies & Enterprises
  7. Public Administration
    Public Administration
  8. Retail Trade
    Retail Trade
  9. Transportation & Warehousing
    Transportation & Warehousing
  10. Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
  11. Information
    Information
  12. Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
    Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
  13. Accommodation & Food Services
    Accommodation & Food Services
  14. Administrative, Support, Waste Management & Remediation Services
    Administrative, Support, Waste Management & Remediation Services
  15. Agriculture, Forestry Fishing & Hunting
    Agriculture, Forestry Fishing & Hunting
  16. Construction
    Construction
  17. Mining
    Mining
  18. Real Estate Rental & Leasing
    Real Estate Rental & Leasing
  19. Utilities
    Utilities
  20. Wholesale Trade
    Wholesale Trade

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