High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2020· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5366
CVE-2012-5366
Description
The IPv6 implementation in Apple Mac OS X (unknown versions, year 2012 and earlier) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries.
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Affected products
3<=2012+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2012
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.9
- Apple Mac OS X/IPv6 implementationdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/infonvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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