Description
The SCTP implementation in FreeBSD 8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ASCONF chunk.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- FreeBSD - SCTP Remote NULL Ptr Dereference Denial of Service EDB-20226 · dos · Aug 3, 2012
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 54797 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20120828 CVE for FreeBSD SCTP remote DoS? mailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686962
- [oss-security] 20120829 Re: CVE request: FreeBSD SCTP remote DoS mailing-list
- 20226 exploit