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CVE-2007-2876

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.1 Published: 2007-06-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The sctp_new function in (1) ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c and (2) nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c in Netfilter in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20.13, and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by causing certain invalid states that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References