VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-2275

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.60%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-05-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a large number of small messages to a receiver application that cannot process the messages quickly enough, which leads to "spillover of the receive buffer."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-667: Improper Locking

Primary references