CVE-2016-1879
moderate-risk
Published 2016-01-29
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.
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18.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 82% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Vendors
References (8)
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
13/34 · Low
Exposure
9/34 · Low