Upstream information
Description
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via a packet that contains two or more DATA fragments, which causes an skb pointer to refer back to itself when the full message is reassembled, leading to infinite recursion in the sctp_skb_pull function.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 5 |
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 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:028, published Wed, 31 May 2006 18:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:42:06 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:16:12 2023