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CVE-2008-3584

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-09-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• Netbsd: 3.0, 3.1, 4.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31597
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020749
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44679
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31597
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30838
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020749

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