CVE-2008-4576

Description

sctp in Linux kernel before 2.6.25.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an INIT-ACK that states the peer does not support AUTH, which causes the sctp_process_init function to clean up active transports and triggers the OOPS when the T1-Init timer expires.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.82% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/1039 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31634 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9822 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45773 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.18
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/981012?page=last mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.27-rc6-git6.log
http://secunia.com/advisories/32386 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33182 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4576?
CVE-2008-4576 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4576?
To fix CVE-2008-4576, 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-2008-4576 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4576 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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