Vulnerability CVE-2007-2242
Published: 2007-04-25   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.8/10
6.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
IETF -> IPV6 

 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://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
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