Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Linux kernel - CVE-2006-3085
Published: June 23, 2006 / Updated: October 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99723
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-3085
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
xt_sctp in netfilter for Linux kernel before 2.6.17.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an SCTP chunk with a 0 length.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-3085
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016347
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26680
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438168/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18550
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0037
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2451
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27384