CVE-2016-3698
libndp - security update
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.8%
Description
libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.
How to fix CVE-2016-3698
To remediate CVE-2016-3698, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.6-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4-2+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-3698 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6-1
- from 0, < 1.4-2+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |