CVE-2024-5564CWE-120

Libndp: buffer overflow in route information length field

High · published May 31, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability was found in libndp. This flaw allows a local malicious user to cause a buffer overflow in NetworkManager, triggered by sending a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet. This issue occurred as libndp was not correctly validating the route length information.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01165 · 67.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2024-05-31T18:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 MAY 18:31Z
    Libndp: buffer overflow in route information length field
    cvelistv5