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CVE-2010-1173

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
07/05/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.10 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.10
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.33.3 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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