7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-2275
Linux SCTP (lksctp) Denial of Service
Description

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."

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Feb. 15, 2024, 8:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2275 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Lksctp stream_control_transmission_protocol

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2275 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c3ceb4fb9667f34f1599a062efecf4cdc4a4ce5 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c3ceb4fb9667f34f1599a062efecf4cdc4a4ce5 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17955 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026 No Types Assigned http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26433 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26433 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11295 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11295 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-667
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:stream_control_transmission_protocol:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:stream_control_transmission_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.17
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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=7c3ceb4fb9667f34f1599a062efecf4cdc4a4ce5 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7c3ceb4fb9667f34f1599a062efecf4cdc4a4ce5
  • 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:11295 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11295 [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/26433 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26433 [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-2006-2275 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-2006-2275 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

7.39 }} 0.22%

score

0.93951

percentile

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