CVEvulnerability
CVE-2007-2242
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2007-04-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.
Affected configurations
• ietf ipv6
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712 docs.info.apple.com
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375 docs.info.apple.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6 openbsd.org
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6 openbsd.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24978 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25033 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25083 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25770 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26703 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 secunia.com
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc security.freebsd.org
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289 US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html www.novell.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf www.secdev.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615 Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563 www.vupen.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270 www.vupen.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050 www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310 issues.rpath.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712 docs.info.apple.com
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375 docs.info.apple.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6 openbsd.org
- http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6 openbsd.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24978 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25033 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25083 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25770 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26651 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26703 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 secunia.com
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc security.freebsd.org
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289 US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html www.novell.com
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf www.secdev.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615 Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563 www.vupen.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270 www.vupen.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050 www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310 issues.rpath.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574 oval.cisecurity.org