RFC 5722: Handling of Overlapping IPv6 Fragments

The fragmentation and reassembly algorithm specified in the base IPv6 specification allows fragments to overlap. This document demonstrates the security…

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Outgoing relationships (4 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 1858: Security Considerations for IP Fragment Filtering
Informative reference — RFC 4942: IPv6 Transition/Co-existence Security Considerations

Incoming relationships (10 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6946: Processing of IPv6 "Atomic" Fragments
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7113: Implementation Advice for IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard (RA-Guard)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7610: DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7269: NAT64 Deployment Options and Experience
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7588: A Widely Deployed Solution to the Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Fragmentation Problem
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9415: On the Generation of Transient Numeric Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6936: Applicability Statement for the Use of IPv6 UDP Datagrams with Zero Checksums
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8900: IP Fragmentation Considered Fragile
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7381: Enterprise IPv6 Deployment Guidelines