Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3584

Description

NetBSD 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0, when a pppoe instance exists, does not properly check the length of a PPPoE packet tag, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted PPPoE packet.

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Affected products

NetBSD/NetBSD4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.0, 3.1, 4.0

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/31597nvdVendor Advisory
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.ascnvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT3467nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44679nvd

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