FreeBSD SCTP NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	54797
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 03 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 03 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Shaun Colley
Vulnerable:	FreeBSD Freebsd 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD Freebsd 9.0-RC3 FreeBSD Freebsd 9.0-RC1 FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2 - RELEASE -p3 FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2
Not Vulnerable:

FreeBSD SCTP NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

FreeBSD is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability involving the SCTP protocol implementation.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause a kernel panic, denying service to legitimate users.

FreeBSD SCTP NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/54797.c

FreeBSD SCTP NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

FreeBSD SCTP NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• FreeBSD Homepage (FreeBSD)