Title : NetBSD Security Update Fixes PPPoE Invalid Memory Access Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2435 CVE ID : CVE-2008-3584 CWE ID : CWE-126
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-08-25
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in NetBSD, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in range checking when handling packets while establishing PPPoE connections, which could allow a malicious packet to cause the kernel to access memory outside of the allocated buffer, leading to a crash or potentially arbitrary code execution.
Subscribe to VUPEN VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new advisories or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.
Feedback If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form.
