CVE-2006-2934

Description

SCTP conntrack (ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c) in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.17 before 2.6.17.3 and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet without any chunks, which causes a variable to contain an invalid value that is later used to dereference a pointer.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.69% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-331-1 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26963 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20917 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21298 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197387 patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.3
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151 vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.23
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717844 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20986 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10932 signature vdb entry
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c48e1ea8cf8800cc5e2d39ccbb8b5ff9704f8e9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18755 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2623 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2934?
CVE-2006-2934 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2934?
To fix CVE-2006-2934, 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-2006-2934 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2934 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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