CVE-2013-5209

High

Description

The sctp_send_initiate_ack function in sys/netinet/sctp_output.c in the SCTP implementation in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-PRERELEASE does not properly initialize the state-cookie data structure, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading packet data in INIT-ACK chunks.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductFreebsd
PublishedAug 29, 2013
First seenAug 29, 2013

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freebsd freebsd8.3, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2—

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