CVE-2010-4563
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4563 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-02-02 17:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dailydave: Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detection | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| Full Disclosure: Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detection | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 900101 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
- 900303 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
- 900321 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
- 901632 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6515-1)
- 903661 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3472)
- 906125 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3472-1)
- 906473 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6515-2)