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CVE-2006-1857 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in SCTP in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed HB-ACK chunk.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/20185 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.osvdb.org/25695 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18085 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26584 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10622 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-1857
NVD Published Date:
05/22/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.