CVE-2006-1857 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation within the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.16.17. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (system crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HB-ACK chunk. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is considered critical, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and can lead to complete system compromise. Despite its severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
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