CVE-2009-0065

Description

Buffer overflow in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-git8 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an FWD-TSN (aka FORWARD-TSN) chunk with a large stream ID.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.94% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1055.html vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01832118 vendor advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/15024/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33113 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35174 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33674 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9fcb95a105758b81ef0131cd18e2db5149f13e95
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36191 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34252 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478800
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0029 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10872 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2193 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01045.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/05/1 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022698 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34762 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0065?
CVE-2009-0065 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0065?
To fix CVE-2009-0065, 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-2009-0065 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0065 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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