VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4576
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
sctp in Linux kernel before 2.6.25.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an INIT-ACK that states the peer does not support AUTH, which causes the sctp_process_init function to clean up active transports and triggers the OOPS when the T1-Init timer expires.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication