IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:23615

Info

IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23615
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-2242
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 23 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 08 2008 02:46PM
Credit: Philippe BIONDI, Arnaud EBALARD, and Marc Balmer of OpenBSD, and Vishwas Manral reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP1
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.SP1
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.SP1
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86-64
SuSE Linux 10.1 x86
SuSE Linux 10.1 ppc
Sun Solaris 8_x86
Sun Solaris 8_sparc
SEIL Turbo 1.18
SEIL Turbo 1.80
SEIL Turbo 1.00
SEIL Plus 1.80
SEIL Plus 1.00
SEIL neu Ver. 2.x 2.32
SEIL neu Ver. 2.x 2.00
SEIL neu Ver. 1.x 1.97
SEIL neu Ver. 1.x 1.52
SEIL neu ATM 1.35
SEIL neu ATM 1.42
SEIL neu ATM 1.10
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
rPath rPath Linux 1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
OpenBSD OpenBSD 4.0
OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.9
NetBSD NetBSD 3.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 3.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.3
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0 BETA2
NetBSD NetBSD 3.1_RC3
NetBSD NetBSD 3.1
NetBSD NetBSD 3.1
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.4
Navision Financials Server 3.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
IETF RFC 2460 - Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) 0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 .x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.5 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.5 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE/Alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 .x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELEASE-p14
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1 -RELEASE-p10
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
Cosmicperl Directory Pro 10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 3
Apple Mac OS X 10.0
Apple AirPort Extreme Firmware 7.1
Apple AirPort Extreme Firmware 7.0
Not Vulnerable: Linux kernel 2.6.20 .9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
Apple AirPort Extreme Firmware 7.2.1

Discussion

IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

IPv6 protocol implementations are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a design error.

Exploiting this issue allows attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions.

This issue is related to the issue discussed in BID 22210 (Cisco IOS IPv6 Source Routing Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability).

Exploit / POC

IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for more information.


OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.9

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2 -STABLE

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9

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