radvd: temporary denial of service flaw in process_rs()
Published Feb 17, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.59%
Description
The process_rs function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2, when UnicastOnly is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary service hang) via a large number of ND_ROUTER_SOLICIT requests.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
radvd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
radvd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
radvd
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | radvd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | radvd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | radvd | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01595) | 74.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01595) | 72.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 66.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 85.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 84.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 82.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2323 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.litech.org/radvd/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/06/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1257-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3605 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743758 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3605
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3605
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2323 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.litech.org/radvd/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/06/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1257-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3605 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743758 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3605 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3605 |
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