CVE-2007-2242

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-2242
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-04-25 16:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ietf Ipv6 All All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 3.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 3.1 rc3 All All
Operating System Openbsd Openbsd 3.9 All All All
Operating System Openbsd Openbsd 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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USN-486-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Linux Kernel IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers and RTA_MAX Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
rPath update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#267289 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:196 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-508-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Apple Mac OS X IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
OpenBSD IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n Firmware 7.2.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
OpenBSD 4.0 errata af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openbsd.org
Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.secdev.org
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
OpenBSD 3.9 errata af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openbsd.org
FreeBSD IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
BSD IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers May Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
rPath update for kernel and xen - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:216 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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