CVE-2011-3605 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a temporary service hang in radvd by sending numerous router solicitations when UnicastOnly is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3605?
CVE-2011-3605 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The process_rs function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2, when UnicastOnly is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary service hang) via a large number of ND_ROUTER_SOLICIT requests.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3605?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Litech Router Advertisement Daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3605?
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-2011-3605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3605, GHSA-36g7-6j5j-3c5c.