The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4529 The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T21:02:43.532Z

Reserved: 2010-12-20T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2010-4563

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-02-02T17:55:00.847

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4563

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-04-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4563 - Bugzilla

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