Debian DSA-3581-1 : libndp - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 91199

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Julien Bernard discovered that libndp, a library for the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol, does not properly perform input and origin checks during the reception of a NDP message. An attacker in a non-local network could use this flaw to advertise a node as a router, and cause a denial of service attack, or act as a man-in-the-middle.

Solution

Upgrade the libndp packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4-2+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91199

File Name: debian_DSA-3581.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/18/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libndp, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3698

DSA: 3581

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