Vulnerability in Lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol
CVE-2006-2275
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a large number of small messages to a receiver application that cannot process the messages quickly enough, which leads to "spillover of the receive buffer."
EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Lksctp Stream_control_transmission_protocol
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 5.04, 5.10, 6.06
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2275?
- CVE-2006-2275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2006-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2006-2275?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.