CVE-2007-2242

Summary

CVECVE-2007-2242
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-04-25 16:19:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-16 16:42:00 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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.2 stable All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.2 stable All All
Application Ietf Ipv6 All All All All
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 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
Operating System Openbsd Openbsd 3.9 All All All
Operating System Openbsd Openbsd 4.0 All All All

References

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Advisories | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
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www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf MISC www.secdev.org
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
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OpenBSD IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:216 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update CONFIRM docs.info.apple.com
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