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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2206

The sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.5 does not properly handle associations during the processing of a duplicate COOKIE ECHO chunk, which allows remote attackers to…

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 4.71%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.5 does not properly handle associations during the processing of a duplicate COOKIE ECHO chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP traffic.

CVSS 2.0
5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
4.71% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.