SB2025080521 - Remote denial of service in iputils ping

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SB2025080521 - Remote denial of service in iputils ping

Published: August 5, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025080521
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47268)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow within the ping command when handling ICMP Echo Reply packets. A remote attacker can trick the victim to ping a malicious server, trigger an integer overflow and crash the application. 


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48964)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in ping. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ICMP Echo Reply packet to trigger an integer overflow and crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References