{"id":"CVE-2016-1879","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1879","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:40:56.844Z","title":"The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 9.3 before p33, 10.1 before p26, and 10.2 before p9, when the kernel is configured for IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer…","description":"The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 9.3 before p33, 10.1 before p26, and 10.2 before p9, when the kernel is configured for IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.","published":"2016-01-29T19:59:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["freebsd/freebsd"],"epss":{"score":0.13259,"percentile":0.96396,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.11195,"percentile":0.95817},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.13259,"percentile":0.96206}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2016-01-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39305,"kind":"exploit","title":"FreeBSD SCTP ICMPv6 - Error Processing","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/freebsd/dos/39305.py","file":"exploits/freebsd/dos/39305.py","published":"2016-01-25","added":"2016-01-25","updated":"2016-01-25","author":"ptsecurity","type":"dos","platform":"freebsd","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-1879","OSVDB-132968"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2016/01/severe-vulnerabilities-detected-in.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1879","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}