Upstream information
Description
Memory leak in the icmp_push_reply function in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.6 and 2.6.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted packets that cause the ip_append_data function to fail, aka "DST leak in icmp_push_reply."SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:012, published Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:28:26 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:14:34 2023