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>> OpenBSD Security Update Fixes IPv6 Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Issue

Title : OpenBSD Security Update Fixes IPv6 Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Issue
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1503
CVE ID : CVE-2007-2242
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-04-24

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A vulnerability has been identified in OpenBSD, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by a design error within the IPv6 protocol when handling IPv6 type 0 route headers, which could be exploited by remote attackers to create a denial of service condition via specially crafted packets.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Philippe Biondi, Arnaud Ebalard and Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino.

ChangeLog

2007-04-24 : Initial release

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