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CVE-2016-3698

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Date: June 13, 2016

libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.

Language: C

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Related Resources (10)

https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/a4892df306e0532487f1634ba6d4c6d4bb381c7f
https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/2af9a55b38b55abbf05fd116ec097d4029115839
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3698
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3698
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3581
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2980-1
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1086.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/9
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-3698

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Access Control

CWE-284

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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