CVE-2010-4563

Linux Kernel - Unauthenticated IPv6 Network Sniffing Detection via ICMPv6 Echo Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25

Scores

EPSS 0.0300
EPSS Percentile 85.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
Published Feb 02, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026