CVE-2006-4572

N/A Unknown
Published: November 07, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22731
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.16.y.git&a=search&s=CVE-2006-4572
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ddfcc96928145d6a6425fdd26dad6abfe7f891d
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ac62be885810e1f8390f0c3b9d3ee451d3d3f19
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.31
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20955
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22731
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.16.y.git&a=search&s=CVE-2006-4572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ddfcc96928145d6a6425fdd26dad6abfe7f891d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ac62be885810e1f8390f0c3b9d3ee451d3d3f19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.31
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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