Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNOME NetworkManager
CVE-2015-0272

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Networkmanager
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 November 2015

What is CVE-2015-0272?

A vulnerability in GNOME NetworkManager allows remote attackers to disrupt IPv6 traffic service by injecting a specially crafted Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) value within an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message. This can lead to significant service interruptions, emphasizing the importance of ensuring systems are updated and secured against such exploits.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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