# CVE-2011-1547: Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities in the kernel in NetBSD 4.0, 5.0 before 5.0.3, and 5.1 before 5.1.1, when IPsec is enabled, allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2011-05-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities in the kernel in NetBSD 4.0, 5.0 before 5.0.3, and 5.1 before 5.1.1, when IPsec is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 packet with nested IPComp headers.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/668220
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2011-004.txt.asc
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2011-April/080031.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17097

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