kernel: MTU value is not validated in IPv6 stack causing packet loss

It was found that the Linux kernel's IPv6 network stack did not properly validate the value of the MTU variable when it was set. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to disrupt a target system's networking packet loss by setting an invalid MTU value, for example, via a NetworkManager...

CVE-2015-5310

The WNM Sleep Mode code in wpasupplicant 2.x before 2.6 does not properly ignore key data in response frames when management frame protection MFP was not negotiated, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary broadcast or multicast packets or cause a denial of service ignored packets via a...

OpenJDK: DatagramSocket connected socket missing source check (Libraries, 8039509)

It was discovered that the DatagramSocket implementation in OpenJDK failed to perform source address checks for packets received on a connected socket. A remote attacker could use this flaw to have their packets processed as if they were received from the expected source...

wireshark: Multiple array index errors in the GSM A Common dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-50)

Multiple array index errors in epan/dissectors/packet-gsmacommon.c in the GSM A Common dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted packet...

Windows Manage Remote Packet Capture Service Starter

This module enables the Remote Packet Capture System rpcapd service included in the default installation of Winpcap. The module allows you to set up the service in passive or active mode useful if the client is behind a firewall. If authentication is enabled you need a local user account to captu...

FreeBSD-SA-11:06.bind

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-11:06.bind Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Remote packet Denial of Service against named8 servers Category: contrib Module: bind Announced: 2011-12-2...

ISC BIND 9 resolver denial of service vulnerability

Overview ISC BIND 9 resolver contains a remote packet denial of service vulnerability after logging an error in query.c. Description According to ISC:An as-yet unidentified network event caused BIND 9 resolvers to cache an invalid record, subsequent queries for which could crash the resolvers wit...

FreeBSD-SA-11:03.bind

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-11:03.bind Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Remote packet Denial of Service against named8 servers Category: contrib Module: bind Announced: 2011-09-2...