UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3698

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3698

    Published: 17 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3698
    Aliases:
    USN-2980-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3698, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2980-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3698

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libndp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.4-2

    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
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