CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1647

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified logical programming mistake in SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0 (and possibly earlier versions) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large packet to the Teacher discovery port (UDP 5496), terminating a thread and preventing communication on that port.

Risk Assessment

This attack can disrupt classroom management software, preventing teachers from communicating with students and affecting teaching continuity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update SMART SynchronEyes to the latest available version and restrict access to UDP port 5496 to trusted networks only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An unspecified "logical programming mistake" in SMART SynchronEyes Student and Teacher 6.0, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large packet to the Teacher discovery port (UDP port 5496), which causes a thread to terminate and prevents communications on that port.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS