Bug 788930 – CVE-2010-4563 kernel: ipv6: sniffer detection

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Bug 788930 - (CVE-2010-4563) CVE-2010-4563 kernel: ipv6: sniffer detection

Summary:	CVE-2010-4563 kernel: ipv6: sniffer detection

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2010-4563

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity low
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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	821731
Blocks:	787007
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Reported:	2012-02-09 05:15 EST by Petr Matousek
Modified:	2015-07-31 02:48 EDT (History)
CC List:	13 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2012-12-11 06:26:32 EST
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Description Petr Matousek 2012-02-09 05:15:08 EST

The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.

References:
http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-4563

Comment 3 Petr Matousek 2012-05-15 14:48:57 EDT

Statement:

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security 
impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

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