>> Linux Kernel SCTP FWD-TSN Handling Remote Memory Overflow Vulnerability
Title : Linux Kernel SCTP FWD-TSN Handling Remote Memory Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2009-0029 CVE ID : CVE-2009-0065 CWE ID : CWE-119
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2009-01-06
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "sctp_sf_eat_fwd_tsn()" and "sctp_sf_eat_fwd_tsn_fast()" [net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c] functions when a processing a FWD-TSN chunk with a bad stream ID, which could cause a memory overflow leading to a system panic or arbitrary code execution.
Subscribe to VUPEN VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new advisories or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.
Feedback If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form.
