CVE-2016-3698
libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 8.1 High
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2016-06-13
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Libndp (Libndp)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Hpc Node (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Aus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3581
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2980-1
- https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/2af9a55b38b55abbf05fd116ec097d4029115839
- https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/a4892df306e0532487f1634ba6d4c6d4bb381c7f
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1086.html
