01 Record
CVE-2008-4113
The sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when the SCTP-AUTH extension is
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when the SCTP-AUTH extension is
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 57.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-16 23:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c6bb82169e55988b2cec3fb79c9a9a1a7473c6099b3cdd6839570da0f1024e48
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1021000http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021000
- www.trapkit.dehttp://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt
- secunia.com32190http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- securityreason.com4266http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4266
- www.debian.orgDSA-1655http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
- secunia.com32393http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- www.exploit-db.com7618https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7618
- www.securityfocus.com31121http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31121
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-659-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d97240552cd98c4b07322f30f66fd9c3ba4171de
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:053http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0857http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-sctpgetsockopthmac-info-disclosure(45188)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45188
- www.securityfocus.com20080911 [TKADV2008-007] Linux Kernel SCTP-AUTH API Information Disclosure Vulnerability and NULL Pointer Dereferenceshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496256/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com32315http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080926 Re: CVE-2008-4113 update: kernel: sctp: fix random memory dereference with SCTP_HMAC_IDENT optionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6