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CVE-2006-6266 (GCVE-0-2006-6266)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-12-04 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:19
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Summary
Teredo clients, when following item 6 of RFC4380 section 5.2.3, start direct IPv6 connectivity tests (aka ping tests) in response to packets from non-Teredo source addresses, which might allow remote attackers to induce Teredo clients to send packets to third parties.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2006-11-29 00:00
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