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CVE-2015-6496 Detail

Current Description

conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/24/2015
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd Patch Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-6496
NVD Published Date:
08/24/2015
NVD Last Modified:
05/22/2018