CVE-2010-1173
The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows…
- 7.1HighCVSS base score
- 21.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.6.33.3 - SCTP INIT Remote Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14594dos, linuxpublished 9 Aug 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 39 days later
· 39 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.2% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- [oss-security] 20100429 CVE-2010-1173 kernel: skb_over_panic resulting from multiple invalid parameter errors (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [netdev] 20100428 Re: [PATCH]: sctp: Fix skb_over_panic resulting from multiple invalid parameter errors (CVE-2010-1173) (v4) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100429 Re: CVE-2010-1173 kernel: skb_over_panic resulting from multiple invalid parameter errors (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584645 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40218 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11416 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 39830 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100429 Re: CVE-2010-1173 kernel: skb_over_panic resulting from multiple invalid parameter errors (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1203 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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