VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-2272

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability4.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-05-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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.

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