CVE-2006-3596
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System ...
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.
- Record
CVE-2006-3596- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.
- Record
CVE-2006-3596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3591 No score
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3591- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgf6-6767-mgrf No score
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System ...
The device driver for Intel-based gigabit network adapters in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.1(1) through 5.1(p1), as installed on various Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 42xx appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and possibly network outage) via a crafted IP packet.
- Record
GHSA-vgf6-6767-mgrf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3596 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cisco Ips Sensor Software, published July 14, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1016474
secunia.com/advisories/21029
securityfocus.com/bid/18955
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27692
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2772
cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060712-ips.shtml
osvdb.org/27163
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgf6-6767-mgrf