CVE-2008-3584

N/A Unknown
Published: September 11, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

NetBSD 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0, when a pppoe instance exists, does not properly check the length of a PPPoE packet tag, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted PPPoE packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31597
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020749
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44679
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

netbsd

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