CVE-2010-4563 Information

Description

The Linux kernel when using IPv6 allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent as demonstrated by thcping.

Reference

http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254