>> Apple Mac OS X IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Apple Mac OS X IPv6 Protocol Type 0 Route Header Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2270 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2242
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-06-20
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by a design error within the IPv6 protocol when handling IPv6 type 0 route headers, which could be exploited by remote attackers to affected network performance (reduce network bandwidth) and create a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted packets to an affected system.
