CVE-2007-2242 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IPv6 protocol, affecting FreeBSD, IETF, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending specially crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers, leading to network amplification between two routers. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a complete denial of service. Despite its high severity and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ietf:ipv6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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