CVE-2015-6496 (GCVE-0-2015-6496)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-24 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-1… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Date Public
2014-03-24 00:00
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