CVE-2006-2275

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."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26433 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11295 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html vendor advisory broken link
http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c3ceb4fb9667f34f1599a062efecf4cdc4a4ce5 broken link
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 third party advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2275?
CVE-2006-2275 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2275?
To fix CVE-2006-2275, 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-2006-2275 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2275 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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