CVE-2010-0751 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash applications using libnids by sending crafted fragmented packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-0751?

CVE-2010-0751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 6 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ip_evictor function in ip_fragment.c in libnids before 1.24, as used in dsniff and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via crafted fragmented packets.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0751?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Libnids Project Libnids.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0751?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-0751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0751, GHSA-gpv2-xp96-53xg.

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