CVE-2010-0437

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…

published March 24, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
12%
Percentile
96.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.12327 · 96.2th percentile
Published
2010-03-24T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAR 10:00Z
    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…
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