High severity · published May 24, 2012
CVE-2011-2699
The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination, which makes it easier for remote attackers…
7.5
CVSS
5.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.6% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.1 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
EM
Enterprise Mrg · Redhat
2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2699
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2699
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=87c48fa3b4630905f98268dde838ee43626a060c
Mailing List
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/5
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027274
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723429
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