CVE-2008-3584 Information

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.

Reference

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-010.txt.asc 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