CVE-2013-5209 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the SCTP implementation of FreeBSD kernels versions 8.3 through 9.2-PRERELEASE. A flaw in the sctp_send_initiate_ack function allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive kernel stack memory information by reading INIT-ACK packet data. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.