VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3698

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability3.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references