CVE-2012-5366 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IPv6 implementation of Apple Mac OS X (versions from 2012 and earlier). Remote attackers can exploit this by flooding a target with ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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