Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-0454
Linux kernel before 2.6.15.3 down to 2.6.12, while constructing an ICMP response in icmp_send, does not properly handle when the ip_options_echo function in icmp.c fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors such as (1) record-route and (2) timestamp IP options with the needaddr bit set and a truncated value.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/18788 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24575 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18861 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18774 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0006 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)