The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2011-12-02 22:23 | ALAS-2011-26 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |