CVE-2008-1057 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ip6_check_rh0hdr function in netinet6/ip6_input.c in OpenBSD 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via malformed IPv6 routing headers.

Published: 2008-02-28

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1068	The ip6_check_rh0hdr function in netinet6/ip6_input.c in OpenBSD 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via malformed IPv6 routing headers.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00393.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29078
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#008_ip6rthdr
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27965
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019496
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0660

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-28T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.282Z

Reserved: 2008-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1057

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-28T19:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1057

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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