CVE-2007-6282 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Linux kernel systems by sending malformed fragmented ESP packets, requiring kernel upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-6282?
CVE-2007-6282 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 8 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IPsec implementation in Linux kernel before 2.6.25 allows remote routers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a fragmented ESP packet in which the first fragment does not contain the entire ESP header and IV.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6282?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6282?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-6282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9hv-wmpx-m7g2.