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    CVE-2015-6496

    conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.

    Published:Mar 24, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 24, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.02789
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Netfilter
    Product
    Conntrack-tools

    Exploits

    http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1
    https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd
    http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1
    https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd

    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