What is the severity of CVE-2004-0257?

CVE-2004-0257 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service affecting OpenBSD 3.4 and NetBSD 1.6 and 1.6.1.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0257?

To fix CVE-2004-0257, upgrade to a patched version of OpenBSD or NetBSD that addresses this vulnerability.

What are the affected systems by CVE-2004-0257?

CVE-2004-0257 affects OpenBSD versions 3.0 to 3.4 and NetBSD versions 1.6 and 1.6.1.

What type of attack is described by CVE-2004-0257?

CVE-2004-0257 describes a remote denial of service attack that causes the system to crash when processing specific IPv6 packets.

What should I do if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0257?

If your system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0257, apply patches or updates immediately to mitigate the denial of service risk.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2004-0257

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

1/9/2004

8/8/2024

CVE-2004-0257

First published: Wed Sep 01 2004(Updated: )

OpenBSD 3.4 and NetBSD 1.6 and 1.6.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending an IPv6 packet with a small MTU to a listening port and then issuing a TCP connect to that port.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NetBSD current	=1.6
NetBSD current	=1.6.1
OpenBSD	=3.0
OpenBSD	=3.1
OpenBSD	=3.2
OpenBSD	=3.3
OpenBSD	=3.4

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0257?
CVE-2004-0257 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service affecting OpenBSD 3.4 and NetBSD 1.6 and 1.6.1.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0257?
To fix CVE-2004-0257, upgrade to a patched version of OpenBSD or NetBSD that addresses this vulnerability.
What are the affected systems by CVE-2004-0257?
CVE-2004-0257 affects OpenBSD versions 3.0 to 3.4 and NetBSD versions 1.6 and 1.6.1.
What type of attack is described by CVE-2004-0257?
CVE-2004-0257 describes a remote denial of service attack that causes the system to crash when processing specific IPv6 packets.
What should I do if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0257?
If your system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0257, apply patches or updates immediately to mitigate the denial of service risk.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0257?
CVE-2004-0257 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service affecting OpenBSD 3.4 and NetBSD 1.6 and 1.6.1.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0257?
To fix CVE-2004-0257, upgrade to a patched version of OpenBSD or NetBSD that addresses this vulnerability.
What are the affected systems by CVE-2004-0257?
CVE-2004-0257 affects OpenBSD versions 3.0 to 3.4 and NetBSD versions 1.6 and 1.6.1.
What type of attack is described by CVE-2004-0257?
CVE-2004-0257 describes a remote denial of service attack that causes the system to crash when processing specific IPv6 packets.
What should I do if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0257?
If your system is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0257, apply patches or updates immediately to mitigate the denial of service risk.