CVE-2006-4572

no score yetEPSS 3.9%

linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."

EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2006-11-07
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22731
http://secunia.com/advisories/22762
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474

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