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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4572

ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."
Publish Date : 2006-11-07 Last Update Date : 2012-03-19
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
7.5
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Bypass a restriction or similar
CWE ID 264

- Vendor Statements

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Source: Redhat

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2006-4572 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20064572 unix
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- Products Affected By CVE-2006-4572

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Linux Linux Kernel * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
9 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
10 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
11 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
12 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
13 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
14 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
15 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
16 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
17 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
18 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
19 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
20 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
21 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
22 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
23 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
24 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
25 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
26 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
27 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
28 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
29 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
30 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
31 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
32 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
33 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
34 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
35 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
36 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
37 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
38 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
39 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
40 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
41 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
42 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
43 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
44 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
45 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
46 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
47 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
48 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
49 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 RC5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
50 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
51 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
52 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
53 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
54 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
55 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
56 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
57 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
58 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
59 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
60 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
61 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
62 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
63 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
64 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
65 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 RC6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
66 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
67 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
68 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
69 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 RC5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
70 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
71 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
72 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
73 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
74 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
75 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
76 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
77 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
78 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
79 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC7 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
80 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
81 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
82 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
83 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
84 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
85 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
86 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
87 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
88 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
89 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
90 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
91 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
92 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
93 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
94 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
95 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 RC5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
96 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
97 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
98 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
99 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
100 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
101 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
102 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
103 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
104 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC7 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
105 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
106 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
107 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
108 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
109 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
110 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
111 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
112 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
113 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
114 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
115 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
116 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
117 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
118 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
119 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 RC2 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
120 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 RC6 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
121 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 RC3 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
122 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 RC4 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
123 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
124 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 RC5 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
125 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 RC1 * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
126 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
127 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
128 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
129 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
130 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
131 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
132 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
133 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
134 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
135 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
136 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
137 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
138 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
139 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
140 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
141 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
142 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
143 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
144 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
145 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
146 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
147 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
148 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
149 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
150 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
151 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
152 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
153 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
154 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Linux Linux Kernel 154

- References For CVE-2006-4572

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
MANDRIVA MDKSA-2006:197
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
BUGTRAQ 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
SECUNIA 24098
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2006:079
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
UBUNTU USN-416-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
UBUNTU USN-395-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
SECUNIA 23384
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.31 CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git;a=commit;h=6ac62be885810e1f8390f0c3b9d3ee451d3d3f19 CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git;a=commit;h=0ddfcc96928145d6a6425fdd26dad6abfe7f891d CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.16.y.git&a=search&s=CVE-2006-4572 CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20955
BID 20955 Linux Kernel Multiple IPV6 Packet Filtering Bypass Vulnerabilities Release Date:2007-06-15
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
SECUNIA 22762
http://secunia.com/advisories/22731
SECUNIA 22731
http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.html
MLIST [linux-kernel] 20061105 Linux 2.6.16.31-rc1
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
SECUNIA 25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
SECUNIA 23474
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4386
VUPEN ADV-2006-4386

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2006-4572

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