Buffer overflow in libndp - CVE-2024-5564

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Buffer overflow in libndp - CVE-2024-5564

Published: July 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93866
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5564
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: libndp.org
Affected software:
libndp

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in NetworkManager. A local user can send a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet to trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-5564

Install updates from vendor's website.

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