CVE - CVE-2015-6496

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-6496	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.
References
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MISC:DSA-3341 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 MISC:FEDORA-2015-1aee5e6f0b URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html MISC:FEDORA-2015-5eb2131441 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html MISC:[oss-security] 20150814 CVE request: conntrackd denial of service with unusual network traffic URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 MISC:[oss-security] 20150817 Re: CVE request: conntrackd denial of service with unusual network traffic URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 MISC:http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 URL:http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 MISC:https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd URL:https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd MISC:openSUSE-SU-2015:1688 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150817	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150817)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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