CVE-2006-4572
ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1)...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2006-4572- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2006-4572- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4560 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2006-4560- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mrp-h85f-8x2g No score
ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1)...
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."
- Record
GHSA-8mrp-h85f-8x2g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4572 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Linux Kernel, published November 7, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.93%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/24098
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
kernel.org/git?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.16.y.git&a=search&s=CVE-2006-4572
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
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readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4386
securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4572
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mrp-h85f-8x2g