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CVE-2016-9919

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.67% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-9919
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.67%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.