USN-2980-1

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    USN-2980-1

    Published: 17 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libndp vulnerability

    Details: Julien Bernard discovered that libndp incorrectly performed origin checks when receiving Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages. A remote attacker outside of the local network could use this issue to advertise a node as a router, causing a denial of service, or possibly to act as a machine-in-the-middle.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2980-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/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
    USN-2980-1 | CVE-DB