CVE-2012-4444
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4444 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-12-21 11:47:36 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The ip6_frag_queue function in net/ipv6/reassembly.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 allows remote attackers to bypass intended network restrictions via overlapping IPv6 fragments. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc4 | x86_32 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30 | rc8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.30.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31 | rc9 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31-rc9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.31.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.44 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.45 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.46 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.47 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.48 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.49 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.50 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.51 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.52 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.53 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.54 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.55 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.56 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.57 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.58 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33 | rc8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.33.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.34.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.35.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.36 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | rc8 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-1661-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 874835 – CVE-2012-4444 kernel: net: acceptation of overlapping ipv6 fragments | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| media.blackhat.com | 522: Connection timed out | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | media.blackhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:0856-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| ipv6: discard overlapping fragment · torvalds/linux@70789d7 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.osuosl.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request --- acceptation of overlapping ipv6 fragments | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| git.kernel.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| USN-1660-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.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.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.