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CVE-2008-3276

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3276 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem of the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.17-rc1 through 2.6.26.2). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (system panic) by sending a specially crafted integer value related to DCCP options. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a high severity, as it can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity to cause a complete loss of 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
2.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.17.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.1HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0321 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3276Low

Linux kernel dccp_setsockopt_change() integer overflow

Aug 13, 2008

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/31509
secunia.com / advisories/31836
secunia.com / advisories/31881
secunia.com / advisories/32190
secunia.com / advisories/32237
secunia.com / advisories/32370
secunia.com / advisories/32393
secunia.com / advisories/32485
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11506
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1636
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1653
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/08/15/3
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
securityfocus.com / bid/30704
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-659-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2406