CVE-2023-3107 Remote denial of service in IPv6 fragment reassembly

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in FreeBSD by sending crafted IPv6 packets that trigger an integer overflow.

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-2023-3107?

CVE-2023-3107 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 1 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A set of carefully crafted ipv6 packets can trigger an integer overflow in the calculation of a fragment reassembled packet's payload length field. This allows an attacker to trigger a kernel panic, resulting in a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3107?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Netapp Clustered Data Ontap.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3107?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3107 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-3107 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3107 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx46-mm2w-4mwv.

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