CVE-2013-5209
The sctp_send_initiate_ack function in sys/netinet/sctp_output.c in the SCTP implementation in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-PRERELEASE does not properly initialize the state-cookie data structure, which allows remote attackers to obtain…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The sctp_send_initiate_ack function in sys/netinet/sctp_output.c in the SCTP implementation in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-PRERELEASE does not properly initialize the state-cookie data structure, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading packet data in INIT-ACK chunks.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.51% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=254338Patch
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:10.sctp.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61939
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028940
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=905080
- http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=254338Patch
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:10.sctp.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61939
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028940
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=905080
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.