The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2012-02-02T17:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T21:02:43.532Z
Reserved: 2010-12-20T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2010-4563
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2012-02-02T17:55:00.847
Modified: 2012-02-03T05:00:00.000
Link: CVE-2010-4563
Redhat