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CVE-2015-6496

high

Description

conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html

https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-08-24

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

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: 0.0274