CVE-2008-4404

Description

The IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) implementation on IBM zSeries servers does not validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of connectivity) or read private network traffic via a spoofed message that modifies the Forward Information Base (FIB), a related issue to CVE-2008-2476.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.22% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7H2RZ8 us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/472363 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4404?
CVE-2008-4404 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4404?
To fix CVE-2008-4404, 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-2008-4404 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4404 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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