#VU40597 Input validation error in NetworkManager - CVE-2015-0272 

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#VU40597 Input validation error in NetworkManager - CVE-2015-0272

Published: November 17, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40597
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0272
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NetworkManager
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

GNOME NetworkManager allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8215.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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