CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. Its EPSS score suggests a 12.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2010-0437
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
12.43%
Linux
Original NVD Description
The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle certain circumstances involving an IPv6 TUN network interface and a large number of neighbors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.