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CVE-2008-4445

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4445 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation of the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.26.4 when the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled. A boundary error in the sctp_auth_ep_set_hmacs function allows local users to obtain sensitive information through a crafted SCTP_HMAC_IDENT IOCTL request. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity with local access and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.25.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 1,595 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-4445Moderate

kernel: sctp: fix random memory dereference with SCTP_HMAC_IDENT option

Aug 27, 2008

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
marc.info
marc.info
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/32190
secunia.com / advisories/32315
secunia.com / advisories/32393
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1655
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/9
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/27/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/29/4
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
securityfocus.com / bid/31121
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-659-1