HIGH
The ip6_check_rh0hdr function in netinet6/ip6_input.c in OpenBSD 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via malformed IPv6 routing headers
Published Feb 28, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.66%
Description
The ip6_check_rh0hdr function in netinet6/ip6_input.c in OpenBSD 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via malformed IPv6 routing headers.
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.66% 0.01662
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01662
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01662) | 75.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01662) | 73.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 58.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 74.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 71.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 68.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 68.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29078 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#008_ip6rthdr vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27965 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019496 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0660 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29078 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#008_ip6rthdr | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27965 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019496 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0660 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 28, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1057
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a