CVE-2008-3584

N/A Unknown

Published: September 11, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

NetBSD 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0, when a pppoe instance exists, does not properly check the length of a PPPoE packet tag, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted PPPoE packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31597

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020749

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44679

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.asc