CVE-2008-0177

N/A Unknown
Published: February 07, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The ipcomp6_input function in sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c in the KAME project before 20071201 does not properly check the return value of the m_pulldown function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an IPv6 packet with an IPComp header.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c?f=u&only_with_tag=netbsd-3-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28788
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28816
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28979
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29130
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: cret@cert.org
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:04.ipsec.asc
Source: cret@cert.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019314
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kame.net/dev/cvsweb2.cgi/kame/kame/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c.diff?r1=1.36%3Br2=1.37
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/110947
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27642
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0441
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0688
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: cret@cert.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5191
Source: cret@cert.org
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c?f=u&only_with_tag=netbsd-3-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28979
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:04.ipsec.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kame.net/dev/cvsweb2.cgi/kame/kame/sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c.diff?r1=1.36%3Br2=1.37
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/110947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27642
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0688
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
15.5%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

kame