5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-2274
Linux SCTP lksctp Infinite Recursion Denial of Service
Description

Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via a packet that contains two or more DATA fragments, which causes an skb pointer to refer back to itself when the full message is reassembled, leading to infinite recursion in the sctp_skb_pull function.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2006, 8:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2274 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lksctp stream_control_transmission_protocol
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2274.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=672e7cca17ed6036a1756ed34cf20dbd72d5e5f6
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
http://www.osvdb.org/25746
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26432
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9531
http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=672e7cca17ed6036a1756ed34cf20dbd72d5e5f6
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
http://www.osvdb.org/25746
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26432
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9531

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2274 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2274 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=672e7cca17ed6036a1756ed34cf20dbd72d5e5f6
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20914
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21476
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/25746
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955
    Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26432
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9531
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=672e7cca17ed6036a1756ed34cf20dbd72d5e5f6 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=672e7cca17ed6036a1756ed34cf20dbd72d5e5f6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9531 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9531 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26432 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26432 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2274 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2274 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.33 }} -0.80%

score

0.90832

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability