CVE-2006-4572 Details
Description
ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
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No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | <= 2.6.16.30 2.6.0 2.6.1 2.6.1 rc1 2.6.1 rc2 2.6.1 rc3 2.6.2 2.6.2 rc1 2.6.2 rc2 2.6.2 rc3 2.6.3 2.6.3 rc1 2.6.3 rc2 2.6.3 rc3 2.6.3 rc4 2.6.4 2.6.4 rc1 2.6.4 rc2 2.6.4 rc3 2.6.5 2.6.5 rc1 2.6.5 rc2 2.6.5 rc3 2.6.6 2.6.6 rc1 2.6.6 rc2 2.6.6 rc3 2.6.7 2.6.7 rc1 2.6.7 rc2 2.6.7 rc3 2.6.8 2.6.8 rc1 2.6.8 rc2 2.6.8 rc3 2.6.8 rc4 2.6.8.1 2.6.9 2.6.9 rc1 2.6.9 rc2 2.6.9 rc3 2.6.9 rc4 2.6.10 2.6.10 rc1 2.6.10 rc2 2.6.10 rc3 2.6.11 2.6.11 rc1 2.6.11 rc2 2.6.11 rc3 2.6.11 rc4 2.6.11 rc5 2.6.11.1 2.6.11.2 2.6.11.3 2.6.11.4 2.6.11.5 2.6.11.6 2.6.11.7 2.6.11.8 2.6.11.9 2.6.11.10 2.6.11.11 2.6.11.12 2.6.12 2.6.12 rc1 2.6.12 rc2 2.6.12 rc3 2.6.12 rc4 2.6.12 rc5 2.6.12 rc6 2.6.12.1 2.6.12.2 2.6.12.3 2.6.12.4 2.6.12.5 2.6.12.6 2.6.13 2.6.13 rc1 2.6.13 rc2 2.6.13 rc3 2.6.13 rc4 2.6.13 rc5 2.6.13 rc6 2.6.13 rc7 2.6.13.1 2.6.13.2 2.6.13.3 2.6.13.4 2.6.13.5 2.6.14 2.6.14 rc1 2.6.14 rc2 2.6.14 rc3 2.6.14 rc4 2.6.14 rc5 2.6.14.1 2.6.14.2 2.6.14.3 2.6.14.4 2.6.14.5 2.6.14.6 2.6.14.7 2.6.15 2.6.15 rc1 2.6.15 rc2 2.6.15 rc3 2.6.15 rc4 2.6.15 rc5 2.6.15 rc6 2.6.15 rc7 2.6.15.1 2.6.15.2 2.6.15.3 2.6.15.4 2.6.15.5 2.6.15.6 2.6.15.7 2.6.16 2.6.16 rc1 2.6.16 rc2 2.6.16 rc3 2.6.16 rc4 2.6.16 rc5 2.6.16 rc6 2.6.16.1 2.6.16.2 2.6.16.3 2.6.16.4 2.6.16.5 2.6.16.6 2.6.16.7 2.6.16.8 2.6.16.9 2.6.16.10 2.6.16.11 2.6.16.12 2.6.16.13 2.6.16.14 2.6.16.15 2.6.16.16 2.6.16.17 2.6.16.18 2.6.16.19 2.6.16.20 2.6.16.21 2.6.16.22 2.6.16.23 2.6.16.24 2.6.16.25 2.6.16.26 2.6.16.27 2.6.16.28 2.6.16.29 |
CPE
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Feb 13, 2023 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 9, 2006 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |