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>> FreeBSD Security Update Fixes ndp Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Title : FreeBSD Security Update Fixes ndp Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2726
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 FreeBSD, 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.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by David Miles.

ChangeLog

2008-10-06 : Initial release

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