Vulnerability identifier: #VU10426

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-415

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
OpenBSD
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: OpenBSD

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

The weakness exists due to the EtherIP tunnel protocol was disabled. A remote attacker can trigger improper discarding of IPv6 packets and double free error to cause the kernel to crash. 

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenBSD: 6.1 - 6.2

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External links
http://www.openbsd.org/errata61.html
http://www.openbsd.org/errata62.html
http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.1/common/036_etherip.patch.sig

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.