01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-11-07 00:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 19:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-09-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1aa18f23b36823a5b3f9f03d8093a30a7746d2cfef39ba482c9d7208ec9a1552
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com24098http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:079http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.16.y.git&a=search&s=CVE-2006-4572
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ac62be885810e1f8390f0c3b9d3ee451d3d3f19
- secunia.com23384http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-416-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
- readlist.com[linux-kernel] 20061105 Linux 2.6.16.31-rc1http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.html
- secunia.com22762http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-4386http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4386
- secunia.com23474http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ddfcc96928145d6a6425fdd26dad6abfe7f891d
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.31
- www.securityfocus.com20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xenhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-395-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1
- secunia.com22731http://secunia.com/advisories/22731
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:197http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
- secunia.com25691http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
- www.securityfocus.com20955http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20955