HIGH
security flaw
Published May 22, 2006
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.28%
Description
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 chunk length that is inconsistent with the actual length of provided parameters.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
- 2.6.11.8
- 2.6.11.11
- 2.6.11.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12.1
- 2.6.12.2
- 2.6.12.3
- 2.6.12.4
- 2.6.12.5
- 2.6.12.6
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13.1
- 2.6.13.2
- 2.6.13.3
- 2.6.13.4
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14.1
- 2.6.14.2
- 2.6.14.3
- 2.6.14.4
- 2.6.14.5
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15.1
- 2.6.15.2
- 2.6.15.3
- 2.6.15.4
- 2.6.15.5
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16.1
- 2.6.16.2
- 2.6.16.3
- 2.6.16.4
- 2.6.16.5
- 2.6.16.6
- 2.6.16.7
- 2.6.16.8
- 2.6.16.9
- 2.6.16.10
- 2.6.16.11
- 2.6.16.12
- 2.6.16.13
- 2.6.16.14
- 2.6.16.15
- 2.6.16.16
- 2.6_test9_cvs
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0617
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0617 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.28% 0.06281
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06281
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.28% (0.06281) | 93.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.05% (0.06050) | 92.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 9.68% (0.09675) | 93.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.39% (0.11390) | 92.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.54% (0.05542) | 83.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.39% (0.11390) | 92.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.27% (0.14273) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.71% (0.10710) | 95.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 10.71% (0.10710) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.48% (0.11483) | 94.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (30)
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20185 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21045 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/25696 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18085 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1858 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618068 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26585 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1858
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9510 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1858
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 22, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 19, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1858
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a