CVE-2007-2242

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 32.57% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24978	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26703	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25770	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615	vdb entry patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574	vdb entry signature
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651	third party advisory
http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216	vendor advisory
http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949	vdb entry
http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25083	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
http://secunia.com/advisories/25033	third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2242?: CVE-2007-2242 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2242?: To fix CVE-2007-2242, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2242 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2242 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~33% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.