CVE-2015-6496

Published: Aug 24, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.

Affected (3)

Products: Netfilter: Conntrack Tools · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netfilter Conntrack Tools	Up to 1.4.2

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-17

References (16)

http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed

http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910