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CVE-2009-0065: Linux Kernel: Buffer overflow

CVE-2009-0065 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Linux Kernel. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-git8 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an FWD-TSN (aka FORWARD-TSN) chunk with a large stream ID.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Underlying weakness

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected products

Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.27; 2.2.27; 2.4.36; 2.4.36.1; 2.4.36.2; 2.4.36.3; 2.4.36.4; 2.4.36.5; 2.4.36.6; 2.6; 2.6.18; 2.6.18 rc1