CVE-2006-1858

Description

SCTP in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunk length that is inconsistent with the actual length of provided parameters.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.39% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18085 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26585 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20185 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9510 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045 third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25696 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1858?
CVE-2006-1858 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1858?
To fix CVE-2006-1858, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1858 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1858 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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