#VU12428 Use-after-free error in NetBSD 

 

#VU12428 Use-after-free error in NetBSD

Published: May 8, 2018 / Updated: May 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12428
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NetBSD
Software vendor:
NetBSD Foundation, Inc

Description

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

The weakness exists in the common Tunnel code due to a use-after-free error and a mistake in
pointer initialization. A remote attacker can submit an IPv6 packet, bypass the "local
address spoofing" check, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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