Description
In pf packet processing with a 'scrub fragment reassemble' rule, a packet containing multiple IPv6 fragment headers would be reassembled, and then immediately processed. That is, a packet with multiple fragment extension headers would not be recognized as the correct ultimate payload. Instead a packet with multiple IPv6 fragment headers would unexpectedly be interpreted as a fragmented packet, rather than as whatever the real payload is. As a result, IPv6 fragments may bypass pf firewall rules written on the assumption all fragments have been reassembled and, as a result, be forwarded or processed by the host.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- network
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- none
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- none
- Weaknesses
- CWE-167NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- FREEBSD
- Published
- 9/6/2023
- Last Modified
- 2/13/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
freebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsd
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