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CVE-2015-6496

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.

Published

2015-08-24T14:59:12.103

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-17

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	netfilter	conntrack-tools	≤ 1.4.2	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd Patch, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd Patch, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)