Memory corruption in NetBSD - #VU12431
Published: May 8, 2018 / Updated: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12431
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a memory leak and use-after-free memory error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash when both IPv6 and forwarding are enabled.
The weakness exists due to a memory leak and use-after-free memory error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash when both IPv6 and forwarding are enabled.
Affected software
NetBSD
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.