CVE-2006-2934
SCTP conntrack (ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c) in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.17 before 2.6.17.3 and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet without any chunks, which causes a variable to contain…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
SCTP conntrack (ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c) in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.17 before 2.6.17.3 and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet without any chunks, which causes a variable to contain an invalid value that is later used to dereference a pointer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.20% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20917Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20986Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21298Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717844US Government Resource
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c48e1ea8cf8800cc5e2d39ccbb8b5ff9704f8e9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.23
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.3
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26963
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18755
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-331-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2623Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197387Patch
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20917Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20986Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.