CVE-2011-1093 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation, affecting various Linux distributions including Red Hat. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash (OOPS) by sending specific DCCP packets to a CLOSED endpoint. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a complete impact on availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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