CVE-2015-2924 Misconfiguration in n/a
Remote attackers can manipulate IPv6 hop-limit settings via crafted Router Advertisement messages, potentially bypassing network security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-2924?
CVE-2015-2924 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The receive_ra function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager 1.x allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2922.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Networkmanager Project Networkmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2924?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-2924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2924, GHSA-m83h-57fv-rrqc.