CVE-2008-3584
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD
NetBSD 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0, when a pppoe instance exists, does not properly check the length of a PPPoE packet tag, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted PPPoE packet.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 3.3% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3570)
- Published
- September 11, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3570 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- netbsd / netbsd
- netbsd / netbsd
- netbsd / netbsd
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31597(Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020749
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44679
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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