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Ipv6 mbuf vulnerability
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Subhash Gopinath
18 years ago
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Hello folks,

Does anyone know if FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x is affected by the Ipv6 mbuf
vulnerability
just like OpenBSD?

http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1703

Thanks,
Subhash
Kris Kennaway
18 years ago
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Post by Subhash Gopinath
Hello folks,
Does anyone know if FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x is affected by the Ipv6 mbuf
vulnerability
just like OpenBSD?
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1703
As discussed on the security@ list at the time, no.

Kris
James Anderson
18 years ago
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Post by Subhash Gopinath
Does anyone know if FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x is affected by the Ipv6 mbuf
vulnerability
just like OpenBSD?
Here is a mirror I found of the original thread:

http://www.nabble.com/OpenBSD-IPv6-remote-kernel-buffer-overflow.-FreeBSD-has-this-too--t3400697.html

Sincerely,
-Parker
Colin Percival
18 years ago
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Post by Subhash Gopinath
Does anyone know if FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x is affected by the Ipv6 mbuf
vulnerability just like OpenBSD?
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1703
The project ipv6 experts have convinced me that FreeBSD is not affected.

Colin Percival
FreeBSD Security Officer

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