VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4563

CVE-2010-4563

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.

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