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FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- SCTP ICMPv6 error message vulnerability (78f06a6c-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 92915

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

A lack of proper input checks in the ICMPv6 processing in the SCTP stack can lead to either a failed kernel assertion or to a NULL pointer dereference. In either case, a kernel panic will follow.
Impact : A remote, unauthenticated attacker can reliably trigger a kernel panic in a vulnerable system running IPv6. Any kernel compiled with both IPv6 and SCTP support is vulnerable. There is no requirement to have an SCTP socket open.

IPv4 ICMP processing is not impacted by this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0fac29d4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92915

File Name: freebsd_pkg_78f06a6c600a11e6a6c314dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freebsd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1879

FreeBSD: SA-16:01.sctp