CVE-2015-6496

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-6496
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-24 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-05-22 15:22:00 UTC
Descriptionconntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-17

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Netfilter Conntrack-tools All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: conntrack-tools-1.4.2-9.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3341-1 conntrack DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:1688-1: moderate: Security update for conntrack-tools SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
conntrack-tools - conntrack-tools tree CONFIRM git.netfilter.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: conntrackd denial of service with unusual network traffic MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: conntrack-tools-1.4.2-9.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 910 – Segmentation Fault CONFIRM bugzilla.netfilter.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: conntrackd denial of service with unusual network traffic MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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