CVE-2010-0437

Public Exploit

Description

The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle certain circumstances involving an IPv6 TUN network interface and a large number of neighbors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.39% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html	vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11469	exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10061	vdb entry signature
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/1	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563781
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033	third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/4	mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e550dfb0c2c31b6363aa463a035fc9f8dcaa3c9b
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0437?: CVE-2010-0437 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0437?: To fix CVE-2010-0437, 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-2010-0437 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-0437 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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