lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol up to 2.6.16 skb_pull denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol up to 2.6.16. Affected is the function skb_pull. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via incoming IP fragmented (1) COOKIE_ECHO and (2) HEARTBEAT SCTP control chunks.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2006. The weakness was released 05/09/2006 by Mu Security with Mu Security research team (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2272 since 05/09/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21997 (CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2006:0493)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.6.17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26431) and Tenable (21997). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1833, 2134, 2178 and 2216.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21997
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2006:0493)
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OpenVAS ID: 56956
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1097-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Stream Control Transmission Protocol 2.6.17

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com
Researcher: Mu Security
Organization: Mu Security research team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2272 (🔍)
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X-Force: 26431
Vulnerability Center: 11681 - Linux Kernel Denial of Service via Incoming IP Fragmented Control Chunks, High
SecurityFocus: 17910 - Linux Kernel Multiple SCTP Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19990
OSVDB: 25633 - Linux Kernel SCTP Fragmented Control Chunk Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-1734

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/19/2019 15:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (80), 06/19/2019 15:01 (5)
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