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CVE-2015-8787 Detail

Description

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fc Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176464.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/27/6 Mailing List 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300731 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fc Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8787
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/19/2023
Source:
Debian GNU/Linux