Bug 788930 (CVE-2010-4563) - CVE-2010-4563 kernel: ipv6: sniffer detection
Summary: CVE-2010-4563 kernel: ipv6: sniffer detection
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2010-4563
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 821731
Blocks: 787007
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Reported: 2012-02-09 10:15 UTC by Petr Matousek
Modified: 2021-02-24 13:12 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2012-12-11 11:26:32 UTC

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Description Petr Matousek 2012-02-09 10:15:08 UTC 
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 18:48:57 UTC 
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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