CVE-2009-0687
highpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.095 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The pf_test_rule function in OpenBSD Packet Filter (PF), as used in OpenBSD 4.2 through 4.5, NetBSD 5.0 before RC3, MirOS 10 and earlier, and MidnightBSD 0.3-current allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IP packets that trigger a NULL pointer dereference during translation, related to an IPv4 packet with an ICMPv6 payload.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- EDB-8406OpenBSD 4.5 - IP datagrams Remote Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-8430OpenBSD 4.5 - IP datagram Null Pointer Deref Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-8581Multiple Vendor - PF Null Pointer Dereferencefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (8)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (22)
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- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-001.txt.ascenisa_euvd
- http://www.helith.net/txt/multiple_vendor-PF_null_pointer_dereference.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata43.html#013_pfenisa_euvd
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#013_pfenisa_euvd
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata45.html#002_pfenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/53608enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502634enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1015enisa_euvd
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