CVE-2008-0352
The Linux kernel 2.6.20 through 2.6.21.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a certain IPv6 packet, possibly…
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Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.20 through 2.6.21.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a certain IPv6 packet, possibly involving the Jumbo Payload hop-by-hop option (jumbogram).
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1 - IPv6 Jumbo Bug Remote Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4893dos, linuxpublished 11 Jan 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 4893 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.4% · top 4.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 4893 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- linux-kernel-ipv6-jumbogram-dos(39643) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0362 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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