CVE-2016-1879

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Published Jan 29, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 13.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 13.3% (13.259% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 29, 2016, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 29, 2016, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM

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