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HistoryFeb 02, 2012 - 5:55 p.m.

CVE-2010-4563

2012-02-0217:55:00
CWE-200
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
57
linux
kernel
ipv6
network sniffing
remote attack
icmpv6
thcping
cve-2010-4563
nvd

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

9.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

69.9%

The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
linuxlinux_kernel
VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

9.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

69.9%