Improper Input Validation Affecting network-manager package, versions <1.0.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.36% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-NETWORKMANAGER-523608
  • published17 Nov 2015
  • disclosed17 Nov 2015

Introduced: 17 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-0272  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 network-manager to version 1.0.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream network-manager package and not the network-manager package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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