CVE-2013-4387
Public on 2013-10-10
Modified on 2014-09-16
Description
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.4 does not properly determine the need for UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) processing of small packets after the UFO queueing of a large packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via network traffic that triggers a large response packet.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2013-10-16 | ALAS-2013-233 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |