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CVE-2006-6265

5.8 · MEDIUM

Teredo clients, when located behind a restricted NAT, allow remote attackers to establish an inbound connection without the guessing required to find a port mapping for a traditional restricted NAT…

Published Dec 4, 2006microsoftEPSS 4.52%

Overview

CVE-2006-6265 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft teredo. It was published on December 4, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Teredo clients, when located behind a restricted NAT, allow remote attackers to establish an inbound connection without the guessing required to find a port mapping for a traditional restricted NAT client, by (1) using the client port number contained in the Teredo address or (2) following the bubble-to-open procedure.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update teredo to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452989/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452996/100/0/threadedRefwww.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Teredo_Security.pdfRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17897Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452989/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452996/100/0/threadedRefwww.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Teredo_Security.pdfRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17897

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6265?

CVE-2006-6265 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft teredo. It was published on December 4, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-6265?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-6265?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update teredo to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-6265?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-6265 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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