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High
CVE-2006-2275
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause...
Vulnerability Description
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a large number of small messages to a receiver application that cannot process the messages quickly enough, which leads to "spillover of the receive buffer."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26433
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11295
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html
- http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c3ceb4fb9667f34f1599a062efecf4cdc4a4ce5
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21465
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22417
More from lksctp
View All →Affected Vendor
lksctp
View all reports →Affected Software
stream control transmission protocol, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.04, 5.10, 6.06
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 9th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.