CVE-2010-2529 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service hang in the Linux ping utility by sending a crafted echo response.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2529?
CVE-2010-2529 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in ping.c in iputils 20020927, 20070202, 20071127, and 20100214 on Mandriva Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted echo response.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2529?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
iputils openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | s20160308-1.4 |
Products include Skbuff Iputils.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2529?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2010-2529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2529, DSA-2645-1, GHSA-6gwx-h964-c7xw, openSUSE-SU-2024:10123-1.