HIGH
Buffer overflow in kern/uipc_mbuf2.c in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented IPv6 packets due to "incorrect mbuf handling for ICMP6 packets." NOTE: this was originally reported as a denial of service
Published Mar 10, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.79%
Description
Buffer overflow in kern/uipc_mbuf2.c in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via fragmented IPv6 packets due to "incorrect mbuf handling for ICMP6 packets." NOTE: this was originally reported as a denial of service.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
17.79% 0.17790
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17790
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 17.79% (0.17790) | 97.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.79% (0.17790) | 96.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 43.40% (0.43402) | 97.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 38.72% (0.38717) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 34.49% (0.34488) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 36.36% (0.36358) | 96.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 37.57% (0.37573) | 97.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 32.93% (0.32933) | 97.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 44.19% (0.44190) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 44.57% (0.44575) | 96.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 37.28% (0.37278) | 96.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 36.35% (0.36348) | 96.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 35.50% (0.35497) | 96.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 97.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 96.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=117252151023868&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24490 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017735 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1703 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/986425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata39.html#m_dup1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#m_dup1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSD
- http://www.osvdb.org/33050 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22901 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017744 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=117252151023868&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24490 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017735 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1703 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/986425 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata39.html#m_dup1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#m_dup1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSD | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/33050 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22901 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017744 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 10, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 8, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1365
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a