CVE-2009-0065 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation within the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.28-git8. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted FWD-TSN chunk with a large stream ID. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.27CPE 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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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