5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.733 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.1%
The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0285.html
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secunia.com/advisories/62305
secunia.com/advisories/62597
secunia.com/advisories/62735
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www.securityfocus.com/bid/71081
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