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Title: NetBSD ARP Cross Network Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

ARP is a protocol used to dynamically obtain Network Layer to Link Layer address tranlation services. A vulnerability in NetBSD's ARP implementation allows rouge hosts attached to a network to which a NetBSD multihomed host is attached to insert ARP table entries for hosts in the other networks to which the NetBSD host is attached. The NetBSD host fails to check the address information of incoming ARP packets to ensure that is corresponds to one of the address of the interface on which the packet arrived.

Affected Products:

  • NetBSD NetBSD 1.3.0
  • NetBSD NetBSD 1.3.1
  • NetBSD NetBSD 1.3.2
  • NetBSD NetBSD 1.3.3

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