(Apple Mac OS X is Affected) KAME IPv6 Stack Can Be Crashed By Remote Users Sending an IPv6 Packet Containing an IPComp Header
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019509 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019509
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0177
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 27 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the KAME IPv6 Stack. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions. Apple Mac OS X is affected.
A remote user can send an IPv6 packet with an IPComp header to cause the target service to crash.
Shoichi Sakane of the KAME project reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/110947
Apple Mac OS X xnu is also affected. A demonstration exploit from mu-b of digit-labs.org is available at:
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-ipv6-ipcomp.c
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
No solution for Apple Mac OS X was available at the time of this entry.
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:08:33 -0500
Subject: Apple MACOS X xnu <= 1228.3.13 ipv6-ipcomp Remote Kernel Denial of Service
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http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-ipv6-ipcomp.c
CVE-2008-0177
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