HIGH
The mld_input function in sys/netinet6/mld6.c in the kernel in NetBSD 4.0, FreeBSD, and KAME, when INET6 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via a malformed ICMPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) query with a certain Maximum Response Delay value
Published Sep 10, 2008
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.43%
Description
The mld_input function in sys/netinet6/mld6.c in the kernel in NetBSD 4.0, FreeBSD, and KAME, when INET6 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via a malformed ICMPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) query with a certain Maximum Response Delay value.
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.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
2.43% 0.02430
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02430
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02430) | 83.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02430) | 82.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03624) | 87.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.01% (0.02007) | 82.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.63% (0.02629) | 90.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 2.63% (0.02629) | 90.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 85.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 1.04% (0.01041) | 83.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00850) | 81.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00755) | 80.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 76.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 2.63% (0.02629) | 89.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 2.44% (0.02439) | 88.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/advisory-netbsd.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c.diff?r1=1.46&r2=1.47&f=h x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-011.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020822 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c.diff?r1=1.34%3Br2=1.35%3Bf=h x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/817940 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31026 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/advisory-netbsd.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c.diff?r1=1.46&r2=1.47&f=h | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-011.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020822 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/netinet6/mld6.c.diff?r1=1.34%3Br2=1.35%3Bf=h | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/817940 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31026 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Sep 10, 2008
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved May 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2464
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a