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RFC 2080 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2080

RIPng for IPv6 is a routing protocol for the IPv6 Internet. It is based on protocols and algorithms used extensively in the IPv4 Internet.
(Compliant with IETF RFC2080 1997-01.)

The format of the header is shown in the following illustration:

Command (1)

Version (1 byte)

0 (2 bytes)

Route table entry 1 (20 bytes)
　

. . .
　

Route table entry N (20 bytes)
　
RIPng for IPv6 header structure

Command
The purpose of the message. Possible commands are:

Request: A request for the responding system to send all or part of its routing table
Response: A message containing all or part of the sender’s routing table.

Version
The version of the protocol. The current version is version 1.

Route table entry
Each route table entry contains a destination prefix, the number of significant bits in the prefix and the cost of reaching that destination.

Vulnerabilities for this protocol (from CVE)
CVE ID Protocol Source Port Targetport

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NetBIOS/IPNHRPNTPOSPFPIMPOP3PPTPRadius
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TFTPUDPVan JacobsonVRRPWCCPX-WindowXOT

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