VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-1173
CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability21.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-05-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation