CVE-2010-1173
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/159531
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809
- http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127251068407878&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/6
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584645
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11416
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