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CVE-2016-3698 (GCVE-0-2016-3698)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-13 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:03
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Summary
libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-05-17 00:00
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