CVE-2007-2242
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Downstream
Modified
Published: 25 Apr 2007, 16:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 13:33
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
33.38% HIGH
33% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
25 Apr 2007, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 13:33
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.
CVSS Metrics
- v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 33.38%• Percentile: 97%
References (38)
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
- http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
- http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133