CVE-2011-1770

Published: 24 June 2011

Integer underflow in the dccp_parse_options function (net/dccp/options.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) packet with an invalid feature options length, which triggers a buffer over-read.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the DCCP stack did not correctly handle certain packet structures. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Not vulnerable
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-33.64)
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-30.57)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-10.44)
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)
	Patches: Introduced by e77b8363b2ea7c0d89919547c1a8b0562f298b57 Fixed by a294865978b701e4d0d90135672749531b9a900d
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-317.32)
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.31-610.27)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-30.57~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-10.44~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-217.34)
	maverick	Released (2.6.32-417.34)
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-903.23)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-1209.15)
	upstream	Released (2.6.39)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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