Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-1858
SCTP in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunk length that is inconsistent with the actual length of provided parameters.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.063 (93.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.063 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20716 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/21605 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/21476 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18085 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)