Vulnerability Details CVE-2007-2242
The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.326
EPSS Ranking 96.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.8
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
- http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
- http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
- http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
- http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574
Products affected by CVE-2007-2242
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cpe:2.3:a:ietf:ipv6:*
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2
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cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.9
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cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.0