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CVE-2007-1497

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2007-03-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

nf_conntrack in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.3 does not set nfctinfo during reassembly of fragmented packets, which leaves the default value as IP_CT_ESTABLISHED and might allow remote attackers to bypass certain rulesets using IPv6 fragments.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References