CVE-2004-0370 Information

Description

The setsockopt call in the KAME Project IPv6 implementation as used in FreeBSD 5.2 does not properly handle certain IPv6 socket options which could allow attackers to read kernel memory and cause a system panic.

Reference

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:06.ipv6.asc http://secunia.com/advisories/11233 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9992 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15662