What is CVE-2016-10142?

CVE-2016-10142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ietf Ipv6, classified under CWE-17. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-10142?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ietf Ipv6

CVE-2016-10142

An issue was discovered in the IPv6 protocol specification, related to ICMP Packet Too Big (PTB) messages. (The scope of this CVE is all affected IPv6 implementations from all vendors.) The security implications of IP fragmentation have be…

EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ietf Ipv6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-17

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10142?: CVE-2016-10142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ietf Ipv6, classified under CWE-17. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-10142?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.