5.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-1206
Linux Kernel IPv6 SYN Flood Hash Collision Vulnerability
Description

A hash collision flaw was found in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when a user makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A user located in the local network or with a high bandwidth connection can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-1206 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-1206 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-1206 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2175903
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0006/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0006/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2175903 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2175903 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-1206 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-2023-1206 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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