5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-6353
Linux Kernel SCTP Association Peel-Off Denial of Service
Description

net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 does not properly restrict association peel-off operations during certain wait states, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid unlock and double free) via a multithreaded application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-5986.

INFO

Published Date :

March 1, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-6353 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6353 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 Linux linux_kernel
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-2017-6353.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/27/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96473
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 Patch Third Party Advisory

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).

Manages kernel packages and other kernel related config files.

Puppet

Updated: 5 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2018, 3:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-6353 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6353 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96473 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/27/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/27/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-415
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

percentile

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