CVE-2008-0177

The ipcomp6_input function in sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c in the KAME project before 20071201...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

The ipcomp6_input function in sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c in the KAME project before 20071201 does not properly check the return value of the m_pulldown function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an IPv6 packet with an IPComp header.

Exploit likelihood

15.5%Up 3.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2008-0177
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0177
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0189 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0189
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrv9-xcjr-98wp No score

The ipcomp6_input function in sys/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c in the KAME project before 20071201...

Record: GHSA-vrv9-xcjr-98wp
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kame ipcomp

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple Mac OSX xnu 1228.3.13 - IPv6-ipcomp Remote kernel Denial of Service (PoC)	2008-02-26

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0177 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Kame Ipcomp, published February 7, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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