NetworkManager: denial of service (DoS) attack against IPv6 network stacks due to improper handling of Router Advertisements
Published Nov 16, 2015
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.20%
Description
The receive_ra function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager 1.x allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2922.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.7
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:A/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 | 1.20% (0.01204) | 67.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01204) | 64.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 67.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01211) | 85.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01211) | 85.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01211) | 83.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157803.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76879 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2924 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209902 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2924
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2924
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157803.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158103.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2924 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209902 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2924 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2924 |
Change history (0)
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