Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:31:56 +0900 (JST) From: Koga Youichirou <y-koga@jp.FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6 Message-ID: <20070427.143156.87001849.y-koga@jp.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200704262349.l3QNnmro085350@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200704262349.l3QNnmro085350@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> ============================================================================= > FreeBSD-SA-07:03.ipv6 Security Advisory > The FreeBSD Project > > Topic: IPv6 Routing Header 0 is dangerous - snip - > I. Background > > IPv6 provides a routing header option which allows a packet sender to > indicate how the packet should be routed, overriding the routing knowledge > present in a network. This functionality is roughly equivalent to the > "source routing" option in IPv4. All nodes in an IPv6 network -- both > routers and hosts -- are required by RFC 2640 to process such headers. s/RFC 2640/RFC 2460/ Regards, -- Koga, Youichirou
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