CVE-2015-2924

NetworkManager: denial of service (DoS) attack against IPv6 network stacks due to improper handling of Router Advertisements

Published Nov 16, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The receive_ra function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager 1.x allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2922.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3009 The receive_ra function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager 1.x allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2922.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 4, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2015, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 2, 2015, 12:00 AM