Upstream information
Description
Linux kernel before 2.6.15.3 down to 2.6.12, while constructing an ICMP response in icmp_send, does not properly handle when the ip_options_echo function in icmp.c fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors such as (1) record-route and (2) timestamp IP options with the needaddr bit set and a truncated value.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:006, published Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:31:31 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:15:04 2023