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CVE-2012-5366 Details

Description

The IPv6 implementation in Apple Mac OS X (unknown versions, year 2012 and earlier) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
< 10.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5366
NVD Published Date:
Feb 20, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]