CVE-2018-6923
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.040 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.2-RELEASE-p2, 11.1-RELEASE-p13, ip fragment reassembly code is vulnerable to a denial of service due to excessive system resource consumption. This issue can allow a remote attacker who is able to send an arbitrary ip fragments to cause the machine to consume excessive resources.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (41)
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also known as (3)
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references (7)
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- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:10.ip.asccnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105336enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041505enisa_euvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:10.ip.ascenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105336Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041505Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:10.ip.ascMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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