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CVE-2016-3698

Published: Jun 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
8.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.8%
Top 11.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

n/an/a
enterprise linux desktopredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux hpc noderedhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux hpc node eusredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux serverredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/a4892df306e0532487f1634ba6d4c6d4bb381c7f
github.com
https://github.com/jpirko/libndp/commit/2af9a55b38b55abbf05fd116ec097d4029115839
github.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3581
debian.org
and 4 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 13, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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