Multiple buffer overflows in ha.c in the mipv6 daemon in UMIP 0.4 allow remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in ha.c in the mipv6 daemon in UMIP 0.4 allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted (1) ND_OPT_PREFIX_INFORMATION or (2) ND_OPT_HOME_AGENT_INFO packet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0296 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linux-ipv6:umip:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Linux-ipv6 |
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-ipv6:umip:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Linux-ipv6
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxc8-98jf-gx9h
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20100707 Re: patch for remote buffer overflows and local message spoofing in mipv6 daemon
- [oss-security] 20100708 Re: patch for remote buffer overflows and local message spoofing in mipv6 daemon
- [oss-security] 20100707 Re: patch for remote buffer overflows and local message spoofing in mipv6 daemon
- [oss-security] 20100708 Re: patch for remote buffer overflows and local message spoofing in mipv6 daemon
More Linux-ipv6 Umip vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-02421 The mipv6 daemon in UMIP 0.4 does not verify that netlink messages originated in the… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-2523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxc8-98jf-gx9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2523 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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