NetworkManager: remote DoS using IPv6 RA with bogus MTU
Published Nov 17, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.06%
Description
GNOME NetworkManager allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8215.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.2.0
Configuration 2
- 11
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- 12
- 12
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- 12
Configuration 3
- 12.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ModemManager-0:1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetworkManager-1:1.0.6-27.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.0.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
network-manager-applet-0:1.0.6-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
NetworkManager
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
NetworkManager
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ModemManager-0:1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | NetworkManager-1:1.0.6-27.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.0.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | network-manager-applet-0:1.0.6-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | NetworkManager | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | NetworkManager | Not affected | 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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.06% (0.05059) | 92.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.06% (0.05059) | 91.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 79.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04181) | 80.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 80.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.36% (0.04363) | 92.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02760) | 89.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02397) | 88.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.24% (0.02244) | 87.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02208) | 87.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=d5fc88e573fa58b93034b04d35a2454f5d28cad9 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76814 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0272 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192132 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0272
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0272
Change history (0)
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