CVE-2006-0054

MEDIUMNVD 5.3

5.3

The ipfw firewall in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall crash) via ICMP IP fragments that match a reset, reject or unreach action, which leads to an access of an uninitialized pointer.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: —
EPSS: 87.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 11, 2006

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (12)

secteam@freebsdftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:04.ipfw.asc
secteam@freebsdhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18378
secteam@freebsdhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015477
secteam@freebsdhttp://www.osvdb.org/22319
secteam@freebsdhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16209
secteam@freebsdhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24073
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:04.ipfw.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18378
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015477
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/22319
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16209
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24073

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2006-0054?

CVE-2006-0054 is a medium vulnerability published on January 11, 2006. The ipfw firewall in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall crash) via ICMP IP fragments that match a reset, reject or unreach action, which leads to an access of an uninitialized pointer.

When was CVE-2006-0054 disclosed?

CVE-2006-0054 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 11, 2006, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-0054 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0054 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 87.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2006-0054?

CVE-2006-0054 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2006-0054?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-0054, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2006-0054

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