7.1

CVE-2008-3792: linux linux_kernel

Modified
Published 03-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3792 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1
DSA-1636-1RHSA-2008:0857CVE-2008-3793

Timeline

  1. 03-09-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4 does not verify that the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled before proceeding with SCTP-AUTH API functions, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via vectors that result in calls to (1) sctp_setsockopt_auth_chunk, (2) sctp_setsockopt_hmac_ident, (3) sctp_setsockopt_auth_key, (4) sctp_setsockopt_active_key, (5) sctp_setsockopt_del_key, (6) sctp_getsockopt_maxburst, (7) sctp_getsockopt_active_key, (8) sctp_getsockopt_peer_auth_chunks, or (9) sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.67% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityreason.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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