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CVE-2006-2275

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."

Published

2006-05-09T20:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-667
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application lksctp stream_control_transmission_protocol < 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 5.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 5.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 Yes
References