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CVE-2006-3745

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3745 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the SCTP implementation of the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.x before 2.6.17.10 and 2.4.23 up to 2.4.33) that could allow local users to trigger a denial of service (system panic) and potentially escalate privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but with low attack complexity, and posing a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.17.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-3745Important

security flaw

Aug 22, 2006

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0600.html
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.2
secunia.com / advisories/21576
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21605
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21614
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21695
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21847
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21934
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22082
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22093
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22148
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22174
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28530
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-611
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10706
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1183
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1184
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/444066/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/444887/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19666
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-346-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3358
Vendor Advisory