CVE-2006-2271 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux SCTP (lksctp) implementation, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.17. A remote attacker can trigger a kernel panic by sending an unexpected ECNE chunk when the SCTP session is in a CLOSED state. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0_test1_0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.0_test1_0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0_test4_0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.0_test4_0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2_0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.2_0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.3_1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.3_1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.6_1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lksctp:lksctp:2.6.6_1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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