CVE-2011-1573

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 02 Feb 2012, 02:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:28

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
34/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.75% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Feb 2012, 02:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 22:28
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when addip_enable and auth_enable are used, does not consider the amount of zero padding during calculation of chunk lengths for (1) INIT and (2) INIT ACK chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted packet data.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.75%• Percentile: 74%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-682•Incorrect Calculation

    The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.34

References (6)