CVE-2010-4563

The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2012-02-02

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254