01 Record
CVE-2010-0008
The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or
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
- 4.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% 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
- 2010-03-19 19:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:30Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-12-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 80916bc4fe15403dbeb8f9c92bb99b446793ba681bed71ca3285c03e295c99d6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com39295http://secunia.com/advisories/39295
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0146https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0147http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100317 CVE-2010-0008 kernel: sctp remote denial of servicehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/17/2
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ece25dfa0991f65c4e1d26beb1c3c45bda4239b8
- secunia.com43315http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11160https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11160
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0342http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0342.html
- www.securityfocus.com20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESXhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555658