CVE-2010-4563

Published: Feb 2, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (4)

http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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