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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2017-1081

High
7.5/10

Summary

In FreeBSD before 11.0-STABLE, 11.0-RELEASE-p10, 10.3-STABLE, and 10.3-RELEASE-p19, ipfilter using "keep state" or "keep frags" options can cause a kernel panic when fed specially crafted packet fragments due to incorrect memory handling.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published