CVE-2007-1365

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in kern/uipc_mbuf2.c in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented IPv6 packets due to "incorrect mbuf handling for ICMP6 packets." NOTE: this was originally reported as a denial of service.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017744

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22901

http://www.osvdb.org/33050

http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#m_dup1

http://www.openbsd.org/errata39.html#m_dup1

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/986425

http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1703

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017735

http://secunia.com/advisories/24490

http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=117252151023868&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-03-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H