CVE-2014-2309
6.1 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.015 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.1%
The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | le | 3.13.6 |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=c88507fbad8055297c1d1e21e599f46960cbee39
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
secunia.com/advisories/57250
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/1
www.securityfocus.com/bid/66095
www.securitytracker.com/id/1029894
Related
6.1 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.015 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.1%