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CVE-2006-1527
The SCTP-netfilter code in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.13 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (infinite loop) via…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.9%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
The SCTP-netfilter code in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.13 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors that cause an invalid SCTP chunk size to be processed by the for_each_sctp_chunk function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0493 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1632 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21745 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25229 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- USN-302-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- linux-sctp-netfilter-dos(26194) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 2006-0024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10373 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 17806 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20237 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19926 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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