CVE-2008-3530
HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 4.5%EU EUVD
sys/netinet6/icmp6.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.1, NetBSD 3.0 through 4.0, and possibly other operating systems does not properly check the proposed new MTU in an ICMPv6 Packet Too Big Message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted Packet Too Big Message.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 4.5% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3516)
- Published
- September 5, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3516 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-015.txt.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31745(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:09.icmp6.asc(Patch)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31004(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021111
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44908
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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