CVE-2008-0177
The ipcomp6_input function in sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c in the KAME project before 20071201 does not properly check the return value of the m_pulldown function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an IPv6…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The ipcomp6_input function in sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c in the KAME project before 20071201 does not properly check the return value of the m_pulldown function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an IPv6 packet with an IPComp header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 15.54% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kame/ipcomp
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c?f=u&only_with_tag=netbsd-3-1Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28788Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28816Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28979
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:04.ipsec.asc
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019314
- http://www.kame.net/dev/cvsweb2.cgi/kame/kame/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c.diff?r1=1.36%3Br2=1.37
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/110947US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27642Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0441
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0688
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5191
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c?f=u&only_with_tag=netbsd-3-1Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28788Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28816Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28979
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:04.ipsec.asc
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.