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CVE-2010-1173

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2010-05-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References