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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2476 · published 3 October 2008

CVE-2008-2476: Force10 ftos improper input validation vulnerability

Force10 · Ftos

The IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) implementation in (1) FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.1, (2) OpenBSD 4.2 and 4.3, (3) NetBSD, (4) Force10 FTOS before E7.7.1.1, (5) Juniper JUNOS, and (6) Wind River VxWorks 5.x through 6.4 does not validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of connectivity) or read private network traffic via a spoofed message that modifies the Forward Information Base (FIB).

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.4% · top 5.8% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
7.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
48References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) implementation in (1) FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.1, (2) OpenBSD 4.2 and 4.3, (3) NetBSD, (4) Force10 FTOS before E7.7.1.1, (5) Juniper JUNOS, and (6) Wind River VxWorks 5.x through 6.4 does not validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of connectivity) or read private network traffic via a spoofed message that modifies the Forward Information Base (FIB).

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-013.txt.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/32112 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32116
http://secunia.com/advisories/32117 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32133
http://secunia.com/advisories/32406
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:10.nd6.asc Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020968
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/472363 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7H2RY7 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7H2S68 US Government Resource
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#015_ndp
http://www.openbsd.org/errata43.html#006_ndp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31529
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021109
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021132
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2750
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2751
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2752
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0633
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45601
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5670
https://www.juniper.net/alerts/viewalert.jsp?actionBtn=Search&txtAlertNumber=PSN-2008-09-036&viewMode=view
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-013.txt.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/32112 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32116
http://secunia.com/advisories/32117 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32133
http://secunia.com/advisories/32406
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:10.nd6.asc Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020968
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3467
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/472363 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7H2RY7 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7H2S68 US Government Resource
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#015_ndp
http://www.openbsd.org/errata43.html#006_ndp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31529
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021109

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2476), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.