CVE-2010-0008

high

Description

The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or (2) a chunk of zero length.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11160

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555658

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0342.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/17/2

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23

http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

http://secunia.com/advisories/39295

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ece25dfa0991f65c4e1d26beb1c3c45bda4239b8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-03-19

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H