{
    "id": "CVE-2010-1173",
    "published": "2010-05-07 18:30:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:17:39",
    "cvss_score": "7.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.21238",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97521",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "14594",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.33.3 - SCTP INIT Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2010-08-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14594"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/159531",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809",
        "http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052",
        "http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127251068407878&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/39830",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/40218",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/6",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584645",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11416",
        "http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/159531",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809",
        "http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052",
        "http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127251068407878&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/39830",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/40218",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198"
    ]
}