Skip to content
CVE Tracker
Back

CVE-2011-2699

The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination,…

High7.5EPSS 5.6%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-2699, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
5.6% · top 7.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

Loading the EPSS history…

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

  • n/a

Affected products

  • n/a

    • affected n/a

References (7)

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

Record last updated .