Rule

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Sid
18997

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in kernel.

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Impact:
Denial of Service.   

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Detailed Information:
The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or (2) a chunk of zero length.

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Affected Systems:
linux kernel 2.6
linux kernel 2.6.0
linux kernel 2.6.1
linux kernel 2.6.10
linux kernel 2.6.11
linux kernel 2.6.11.1
linux kernel 2.6.11.10
linux kernel 2.6.11.11
linux kernel 2.6.11.12
linux kernel 2.6.11.2
linux kernel 2.6.11.3
linux kernel 2.6.11.4
linux kernel 2.6.11.5
linux kernel 2.6.11.6
linux kernel 2.6.11.7
linux kernel 2.6.11.8
linux kernel 2.6.11.9
linux kernel 2.6.12
linux kernel 2.6.12.1
linux kernel 2.6.12.2
linux kernel 2.6.12.3
linux kernel 2.6.12.4
linux kernel 2.6.12.5
linux kernel 2.6.12.6
linux kernel 2.6.13
linux kernel 2.6.13.1
linux kernel 2.6.13.2
linux kernel 2.6.13.3
linux kernel 2.6.13.4
linux kernel 2.6.13.5
linux kernel 2.6.14
linux kernel 2.6.14.1
linux kernel 2.6.14.2
linux kernel 2.6.14.3
linux kernel 2.6.14.4
linux kernel 2.6.14.5
linux kernel 2.6.14.6
linux kernel 2.6.14.7
linux kernel 2.6.15
linux kernel 2.6.15.1
linux kernel 2.6.15.2
linux kernel 2.6.15.3
linux kernel 2.6.15.4
linux kernel 2.6.15.5
linux kernel 2.6.15.6
linux kernel 2.6.15.7
linux kernel 2.6.16
linux kernel 2.6.16.1
linux kernel 2.6.16.10
linux kernel 2.6.16.11
linux kernel 2.6.16.12
linux kernel 2.6.16.13
linux kernel 2.6.16.14
linux kernel 2.6.16.15
linux kernel 2.6.16.16
linux kernel 2.6.16.17
linux kernel 2.6.16.18
linux kernel 2.6.16.19
linux kernel 2.6.16.2
linux kernel 2.6.16.20
linux kernel 2.6.16.21
linux kernel 2.6.16.22
linux kernel 2.6.16.23
linux kernel 2.6.16.24
linux kernel 2.6.16.25
linux kernel 2.6.16.26
linux kernel 2.6.16.27
linux kernel 2.6.16.28
linux kernel 2.6.16.29
linux kernel 2.6.16.3
linux kernel 2.6.16.30
linux kernel 2.6.16.31
linux kernel 2.6.16.32
linux kernel 2.6.16.33
linux kernel 2.6.16.34
linux kernel 2.6.16.35
linux kernel 2.6.16.36
linux kernel 2.6.16.37
linux kernel 2.6.16.38
linux kernel 2.6.16.39
linux kernel 2.6.16.4
linux kernel 2.6.16.40
linux kernel 2.6.16.41
linux kernel 2.6.16.42
linux kernel 2.6.16.43
linux kernel 2.6.16.44
linux kernel 2.6.16.45
linux kernel 2.6.16.46
linux kernel 2.6.16.47
linux kernel 2.6.16.48
linux kernel 2.6.16.49
linux kernel 2.6.16.5
linux kernel 2.6.16.50
linux kernel 2.6.16.51
linux kernel 2.6.16.52
linux kernel 2.6.16.53
linux kernel 2.6.16.54
linux kernel 2.6.16.55
linux kernel 2.6.16.56
linux kernel 2.6.16.57
linux kernel 2.6.16.58
linux kernel 2.6.16.59
linux kernel 2.6.16.6
linux kernel 2.6.16.60
linux kernel 2.6.16.61
linux kernel 2.6.16.62
linux kernel 2.6.16.7
linux kernel 2.6.16.8
linux kernel 2.6.16.9
linux kernel 2.6.17
linux kernel 2.6.17.1
linux kernel 2.6.17.10
linux kernel 2.6.17.11
linux kernel 2.6.17.12
linux kernel 2.6.17.13
linux kernel 2.6.17.14
linux kernel 2.6.17.2
linux kernel 2.6.17.3
linux kernel 2.6.17.4
linux kernel 2.6.17.5
linux kernel 2.6.17.6
linux kernel 2.6.17.7
linux kernel 2.6.17.8
linux kernel 2.6.17.9
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18
linux kernel 2.6.18.1
linux kernel 2.6.18.2
linux kernel 2.6.18.3
linux kernel 2.6.18.4
linux kernel 2.6.18.5
linux kernel 2.6.18.6
linux kernel 2.6.18.7
linux kernel 2.6.18.8
linux kernel 2.6.19
linux kernel 2.6.19.1
linux kernel 2.6.19.2
linux kernel 2.6.19.3
linux kernel 2.6.19.4
linux kernel 2.6.19.5
linux kernel 2.6.19.6
linux kernel 2.6.19.7
linux kernel 2.6.2
linux kernel 2.6.20
linux kernel 2.6.20.1
linux kernel 2.6.20.10
linux kernel 2.6.20.11
linux kernel 2.6.20.12
linux kernel 2.6.20.13
linux kernel 2.6.20.14
linux kernel 2.6.20.15
linux kernel 2.6.20.16
linux kernel 2.6.20.17
linux kernel 2.6.20.18
linux kernel 2.6.20.19
linux kernel 2.6.20.2
linux kernel 2.6.20.20
linux kernel 2.6.20.21
linux kernel 2.6.20.3
linux kernel 2.6.20.4
linux kernel 2.6.20.5
linux kernel 2.6.20.6
linux kernel 2.6.20.7
linux kernel 2.6.20.8
linux kernel 2.6.20.9
linux kernel 2.6.21
linux kernel 2.6.21.1
linux kernel 2.6.21.2
linux kernel 2.6.21.3
linux kernel 2.6.21.4
linux kernel 2.6.21.5
linux kernel 2.6.21.6
linux kernel 2.6.21.7
linux kernel 2.6.22
linux kernel 2.6.22.1
linux kernel 2.6.22.10
linux kernel 2.6.22.11
linux kernel 2.6.22.12
linux kernel 2.6.22.13
linux kernel 2.6.22.14
linux kernel 2.6.22.15
linux kernel 2.6.22.16
linux kernel 2.6.22.17
linux kernel 2.6.22.18
linux kernel 2.6.22.19
linux kernel 2.6.22.2
linux kernel 2.6.22.3
linux kernel 2.6.22.4
linux kernel 2.6.22.5
linux kernel 2.6.22.6
linux kernel 2.6.22.7
linux kernel 2.6.22.8
linux kernel 2.6.22.9

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2010-0008:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0008
  
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