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CVE-2009-0778

7.1 HIGH 5% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when configured as a router with a REJECT route, does not properly manage the Protocol Independent Destination Cache (aka DST) in some situations involving transmission of an ICMP Host Unreachable message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity outage) by sending a large series of packets to many destination IP addresses within this REJECT route, related to an "rt_cache leak."

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds
4.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
4.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.1

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record