CVE-2006-3085 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Linux kernel netfilter SCTP handling by sending zero-length chunks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3085?
CVE-2006-3085 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 23 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xt_sctp in netfilter for Linux kernel before 2.6.17.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an SCTP chunk with a 0 length.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3085?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3085?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3085 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3085 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjwv-gj6m-7gxx.