CVE-2008-3584 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash NetBSD systems via crafted PPPoE packets if a PPPoE instance is active, requiring a patch.
- 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-2008-3584?
CVE-2008-3584 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 11 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetBSD 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0, when a pppoe instance exists, does not properly check the length of a PPPoE packet tag, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted PPPoE packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3584?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3584 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-2008-3584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rh6-7h5w-cvjv.