CVE-2015-6496 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in conntrackd versions 1.4.2 and earlier, affecting conntrack-tools on Debian and Netfilter systems. The flaw allows remote attackers to crash the system by sending DCCP, SCTP, or ICMPv6 packets due to conntrackd failing to verify that optional kernel modules are loaded. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netfilter:conntrack-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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