7.8
HIGH
CVE-2007-2242
Cisco IPv6 Router Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.

INFO

Published Date :

April 25, 2007, 4:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-2242 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freebsd freebsd
1 Netbsd netbsd
1 Openbsd openbsd
1 Ietf ipv6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-2242.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
http://secunia.com/advisories/24978 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305712
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306375
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://openbsd.org/errata39.html#022_route6
http://openbsd.org/errata40.html#012_route6
http://secunia.com/advisories/24978 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25033
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
http://secunia.com/advisories/25083
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/25770
http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
http://secunia.com/advisories/26651
http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
http://secunia.com/advisories/26703
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017949
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-2242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-2242 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9574 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33851 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2242 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-2242 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

14.64 }} -0.79%

score

0.95795

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
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Authentication
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