CVE-2006-4572Not scoredCWE-264

CVE-2006-4572: Linux Kernel vulnerability

Linux · Linux Kernel

Fixed in 2.6.16.31 · Affected: Linux Kernel before 2.6.16.31 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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3.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

90th percentile

050100

Higher than 90% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls · Access Control
Vendor: Linux
Published: November 2006
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), November 2006

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References

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