VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-1857
CVSS score9 HIGH
EPSS probability6.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-05-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Description
Buffer overflow in SCTP in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed HB-ACK chunk.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer