CVE-2008-0177

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0177
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-07 22:00:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:01:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kame Ipcomp All All All All
Application Kame Ipcomp All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - KAME IPv6 Stack Can Be Crashed By Remote Users Sending an IPv6 Packet Containing an IPComp Header SECTRACK securitytracker.com
FreeBSD-SA-08:04 FREEBSD security.freebsd.org
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
KAME Project "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
500 Internal Server Error CONFIRM www.kame.net Exploit
Apple Mac OS X "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
File not found · GitHub www.kame.net
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2008-07-11 iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch 2.0 APPLE lists.apple.com
KAME Project IPv6 IPComp Header Denial Of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
NetBSD "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-150A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Apple Mac OS X xnu <= 1228.3.13 ipv6-ipcomp Remote kernel DoS PoC EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
FreeBSD update for ipsec - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#110947 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
APPLE-SA-2008-05-28 Security Update 2008-003 and Mac OS X v10.5.3 APPLE lists.apple.com
CVS log for src/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c CONFIRM cvsweb.netbsd.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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