CVE-2016-9919

CVSS V2 High 7.8 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-9919
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-12-08T17:59:03
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-01-24T15:07:11
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.8.12
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9919
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9919
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:57:11 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:16:53 2016-12-08T17:59Z 2016-12-08T17:59:03 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:16:53 2016-12-14T02:59:11 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:16:53 Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-01-24 16:05:19 2023-01-24T15:07:11 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-01-24 16:05:19 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated