CVE-2010-1173

Public Exploit

Description

The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.43% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/1 mailing list exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/159531 mailing list exploit patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/6 mailing list exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 third party advisory
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584645
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809
http://secunia.com/advisories/40218 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11416 vdb entry signature
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127251068407878&w=2 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1173?
CVE-2010-1173 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1173?
To fix CVE-2010-1173, 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-2010-1173 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1173 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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