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CVE-2016-1879 Details

Description

The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 9.3 before p33, 10.1 before p26, and 10.2 before p9, when the kernel is configured for IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/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)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/ CVE
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673 CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freebsd freebsd
9.3
10.1
10.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1879
NVD Published Date:
Jan 29, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1879 Details - Not Deferred