CVE-2008-4576

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4576
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-15 20:07:42 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionsctp in Linux kernel before 2.6.25.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an INIT-ACK that states the peer does not support AUTH, which causes the sctp_process_init function to clean up active transports and triggers the OOPS when the T1-Init timer expires.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.2.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22_rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22_rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23_rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24_rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24_rc4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24_rc5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: kernel-2.6.26.6-79.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1681-1 linux-2.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: kernel-2.6.26.6-49.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
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[patch 58/71] sctp: Fix oops when INIT-ACK indicates that peer doesnt support AUTH | Linux | Kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gossamer-threads.com
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