Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-3698
libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 71.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.1
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3581
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2980-1
- https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/2af9a55b38b55abbf05fd116ec097d4029115839
- https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/a4892df306e0532487f1634ba6d4c6d4bb381c7f
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1086.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3581
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2980-1
- https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/2af9a55b38b55abbf05fd116ec097d4029115839
- https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/a4892df306e0532487f1634ba6d4c6d4bb381c7f
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1086.html
Products affected by CVE-2016-3698
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:-
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:libndp:libndp:1.5
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0