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cve[email protected]CVE-2008-3686
HistoryAug 14, 2008 - 10:41 p.m.

CVE-2008-3686

2008-08-1422:41:00
CWE-399
web.nvd.nist.gov
17
linux kernel
vulnerability
denial of service
cve-2008-3686
nvd
ipv6

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

The rt6_fill_node function in net/ipv6/route.c in Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2, and possibly other 2.6.26 versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via IPv6 requests when no IPv6 input device is in use, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.26rc4
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.26.2

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%