HIGH
kernel: sctp: memory overflow when FWD-TSN chunk is received with bad stream ID
Published Jan 7, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.73%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 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
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.6
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.22_rc1
- 2.6.22_rc7
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23.8
- 2.6.23.9
- 2.6.23.10
- 2.6.23.11
- 2.6.23.12
- 2.6.23.13
- 2.6.23.15
- 2.6.23.16
- 2.6.23.17
- 2.6.23_rc1
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24.1
- 2.6.24.2
- 2.6.24.3
- 2.6.24.4
- 2.6.24.5
- 2.6.24.6
- 2.6.24.7
- 2.6.24_rc1
- 2.6.24_rc4
- 2.6.24_rc5
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.13
- 2.6.25.14
- 2.6.25.15
- 2.6.25.16
- 2.6.25.17
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
- 2.6.26.4
- 2.6.26.5
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0331
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0264
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Z Stream
kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.26.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1055
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0053 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.17.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0331 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0264 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Z Stream | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.26.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1055 |
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
16.73% 0.16730
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16730
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 16.73% (0.16730) | 96.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.73% (0.16730) | 96.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 15.49% (0.15492) | 94.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 10.88% (0.10878) | 93.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.94% (0.08936) | 91.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.18% (0.10181) | 88.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08262) | 91.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.69% (0.94686) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 94.78% (0.94779) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 94.86% (0.94860) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.08% (0.95079) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 95.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 95.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 91.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (39)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9fcb95a105758b81ef0131cd18e2db5149f13e95 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01832118 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/15024/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33674 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33858 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34252 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34680 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34762 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35174 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36191 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/05/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022698 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0029 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2193 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0065 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478800 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0065
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10872 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0065
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01045.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 7, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 7, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0065
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a