CVE-2006-2271

Lksctp vulnerability

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

4.3%

EPSS pct

90th

Exploited

No known

The ECNE chunk handling in Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an unexpected chunk when the session is in CLOSED state.

Affected vendor

Lksctp

Affected product

Lksctp

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Published

2006-05-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

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