CVE-2016-3698
libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or
02 Description
libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or
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
- 3.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2016-06-13 19:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 00:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-03-30
- 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
- 012d7e5a434bbee0d4c805d8018b6f27123d4abf4ada2c64b983cfdf93647953
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/a4892df306e0532487f1634ba6d4c6d4bb381c7f
- github.comhttps://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/2af9a55b38b55abbf05fd116ec097d4029115839
- www.debian.orgDSA-3581http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3581
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160517 RHSA-2016:1086 libndp: denial of service due to insufficient validation of source of NDP messageshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/9
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2980-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2980-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1086https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1086.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libndp Fixed in 1.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libndp Fixed in 1.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libndp Fixed in 1.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libndp Fixed in 1.4-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.