CVE-2008-2464 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service via malformed ICMPv6 MLD queries in NetBSD and FreeBSD kernels with IPv6 enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2464?
CVE-2008-2464 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 10 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mld_input function in sys/netinet6/mld6.c in the kernel in NetBSD 4.0, FreeBSD, and KAME, when INET6 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via a malformed ICMPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) query with a certain Maximum Response Delay value.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2464?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Kame Kame, Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2008-2464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fr6-qcvc-8whx.