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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Apple AirPort and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPv6 Routing. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-2242. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort (Router Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component IPv6 Routing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.
The bug was discovered 04/23/2007. The weakness was presented 09/05/2007 by Philippe Biondi Arnaud Ebalard with OpenBSD (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2242 since 04/25/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30142 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4929)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156097 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Kernel (ELSA-2007-0347)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33851), Tenable (30142), SecurityFocus (BID 23615†), OSVDB (35303†) and Secunia (SA26703†). See VDB-2979, VDB-2978, VDB-3041 and VDB-3146 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 30142
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4929)
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OpenVAS ID: 58247
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6.asc)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: docs.info.apple.com
Timeline
04/23/2007 🔍04/23/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Philippe Biondi Arnaud Ebalard
Organization: OpenBSD
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3293
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CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 33851 - IPv6 Type 0 routing header denial of service
SecurityFocus: 23615 - IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 26703
OSVDB: 35303 - Multiple OS IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017949
Vulnerability Center: 14992 - Linux Kernel IPv6 Protocol Remote Denial of Service via Crafted IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1563
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Entry
Created: 09/12/2007 15:19Updated: 01/13/2025 01:44
Changes: 09/12/2007 15:19 (99), 07/18/2019 16:41 (1), 01/13/2025 01:44 (17)
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