7.8
CVSSv2

CVE-2006-2272

Published: 09/05/2006 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 695
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Linux SCTP (lksctp) prior to 2.6.17 allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via incoming IP fragmented (1) COOKIE_ECHO and (2) HEARTBEAT SCTP control chunks.

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Vendor Advisories

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