CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1857

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before version 2.6.16.17 allows a remote attacker to cause a system crash (denial of service) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted HB-ACK chunk.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes remote code execution in the kernel, which could lead to full server compromise or disruption of critical services.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to version 2.6.16.17 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS