CVE-2008-4618
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle a protocol violation in which a parameter has an invalid length, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle a protocol violation in which a parameter has an invalid length, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors, related to sctp_sf_violation_paramlen, sctp_sf_abort_violation, sctp_make_abort_violation, and incorrect data types in function calls.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.66% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba0166708ef4da7eeb61dd92bbba4d5a749d6561
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31848
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba0166708ef4da7eeb61dd92bbba4d5a749d6561
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31848
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.