CVE-2016-1879 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 13.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 9.3 before p33, 10.1 before p26, and 10.2 before p9, when the kernel is configured for IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.26% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeBSD SCTP ICMPv6 - Error Processing | 2016-01-25 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc
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