Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-0065
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.167 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.167 · newest: 0.167 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.2.27, 2.4.36, 2.4.36.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- R0B1NL1N/linux-kernel-exploitation
- Technoashofficial/kernel-exploitation-linux
- kdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz-06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhnd123/linux-kernel-exploitation
References
- secunia.com/advisories/35390 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1055.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp (vendor-advisory)
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/15024/
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33113 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35174 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0065?
- CVE-2009-0065 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-01-07.
- Is CVE-2009-0065 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.