Denial of Service Vulnerability in skb_flow_dissect Function

CVE-2013-4348 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a small value in the IHL field of a packet with IPIP encapsulation.

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