CVE-2016-3698

Publication date 17 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libndp 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.4-2ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.4-2ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.4-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.4-2ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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