#VU10425 Improper input validation in OpenBSD

 

#VU10425 Improper input validation in OpenBSD

Published: February 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10425
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenBSD
Software vendor:
OpenBSD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted IPv6 fragments, incorrectly access memory of an mbuf chain that is not within an mbuf and cause the kernel to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links