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CVE-2008-1057

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-02-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The ip6_check_rh0hdr function in netinet6/ip6_input.c in OpenBSD 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via malformed IPv6 routing headers.

Affected products

• OpenBSD: 4.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29078
• http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#008_ip6rthdr
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27965
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019496
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0660
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29078
• http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#008_ip6rthdr
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27965
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019496
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0660

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