CVE-2013-6431 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions before 3.11.5) affecting the fib6_add function. This flaw allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash via a crafted IPv6 SIOCADDRT ioctl call. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a low-severity local attack with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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