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    CVE-2007-2242

    The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.

    Published:Apr 17, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 25, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.33385
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freebsd
    Product
    Freebsd
    Vendor
    Ietf
    Product
    Ipv6
    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd
    Vendor
    Openbsd
    Product
    Openbsd
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
    http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
    http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24978
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
    http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
    http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
    http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
    http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24978
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
    http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
    http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High