{"id":"MGASA-2016-0185","summary":"Updated libndp packages fix CVE-2016-3698","details":"Updated libndp package fixes security vulnerability:\n\nLibndp is a library (used by NetworkManager) that provides a wrapper for the\nIPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol. It also provides a tool named ndptool for\nsending and receiving NDP messages.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\nIt was found that libndp did not properly validate and check the origin of\nNeighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages. An attacker on a non-local network\ncould use this flaw to advertise a node as a router, allowing them to perform\nman-in-the-middle attacks on a connecting client, or disrupt the network\nconnectivity of that client. (CVE-2016-3698)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:26:01.087728691Z","published":"2016-05-18T20:14:22Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-3698"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0185.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18477"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1086.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/9"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libndp","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libndp?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4-3.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0185.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}