CVE-2008-0177

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0177
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-07 22:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 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

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 Kame Ipcomp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
File not found · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kame.net
SecurityTracker.com Archives - KAME IPv6 Stack Can Be Crashed By Remote Users Sending an IPv6 Packet Containing an IPComp Header af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Apple Mac OS X xnu <= 1228.3.13 ipv6-ipcomp Remote kernel DoS PoC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVS log for src/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvsweb.netbsd.org Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-07-11 iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch 2.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#110947 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
FreeBSD update for ipsec - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-150A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Apple Mac OS X "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
KAME Project "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-05-28 Security Update 2008-003 and Mac OS X v10.5.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
KAME Project IPv6 IPComp Header Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:04.ipsec.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org
NetBSD "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
500 Internal Server Error MITRE www.kame.net
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