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ID:3893 - Exploit for Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2016-1879
ID:3893 - Exploit for Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2016-1879
Published: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40503
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1879
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.