CVE-2004-2013

7.8 HIGH

Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the SCTP_SOCKOPT_DEBUG_NAME SCTP socket option in socket.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.25 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an optlen value of -1, which causes kmalloc to allocate 0 bytes of memory.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0091.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Exploit Patch

http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021223.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108456230815842&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10326

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16117

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0091.html