Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-2242
CVE-2007-2242
Description
The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
38- secunia.com/advisories/24978nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23615nvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267289nvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.htmlnvd
- openbsd.org/errata39.htmlnvd
- openbsd.org/errata40.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25033nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25068nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25083nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25288nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25691nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25770nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26133nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26620nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26651nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26664nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26703nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28806nvd
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.ascnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.htmlnvd
- www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1563nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2270nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3050nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33851nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1310nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9574nvd
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