CVE-2008-1057

high

Description

The ip6_check_rh0hdr function in netinet6/ip6_input.c in OpenBSD 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via malformed IPv6 routing headers.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0660

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019496

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27965

http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#008_ip6rthdr

http://secunia.com/advisories/29078

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-02-28

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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