CVE-2009-0687

high

Description

The pf_test_rule function in OpenBSD Packet Filter (PF), as used in OpenBSD 4.2 through 4.5, NetBSD 5.0 before RC3, MirOS 10 and earlier, and MidnightBSD 0.3-current allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IP packets that trigger a NULL pointer dereference during translation, related to an IPv4 packet with an ICMPv6 payload.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8581

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8406

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49837

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1015

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502634

http://www.osvdb.org/53608

http://www.openbsd.org/errata45.html#002_pf

http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#013_pf

http://www.openbsd.org/errata43.html#013_pf

http://www.helith.net/txt/multiple_vendor-PF_null_pointer_dereference.txt

http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-001.txt.asc

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-11

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.12333