CVE-2010-4563

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Feb 2, 2012
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Reserved: Dec 20, 2010

Description

The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

20110415 Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detectionmailing-list
[dailydave] 20110415 Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detectionmailing-list

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