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Title : OpenBSD Security Update Fixes ndp Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2725
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2476 - CVE-2008-4404
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-10-06

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A vulnerability has been identified in OpenBSD, which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an error in the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (ndp) that does not properly verify neighbor solicitation requests, which could allow an attacker with IPv6 connectivity to the affected router to intercept traffic.

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Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-10-06 : Initial release
2008-11-02 : Updated Solution

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