IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

Threat level definition

IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

16 May 2007 IPv6 Routing Header Issues (Sun)
Cisco Security Advisory: IPv6 Routing Header Vulnerability (Cisco)
draft-ietf-ipv6-deprecate-rh0-01-candidate-00 (Joe Abley)
FreeBSD Homepage (FreeBSD)
IPv6 Routing Header Security. (Philippe BIONDI and Arnaud EBALARD)
Linux 2.6.20.9 Changelog (Linux)
NetBSD Homepage (NetBSD)
OpenBSD Homepage (OpenBSD)
AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n* Firmware 7.2.1 (Apple)
IPv6 Homepage (IPv6.org)
IPv6 protocol routing header vulnerability (SEIL)
RHSA-2007:0347-2 Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Red Hat)
Security Update for Linux Kernel: Zypp-Patch-Number: 4185 (Novell)
Vulnerability Note VU#267289 IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers allow sender to control r (US-CERT)

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