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.
Published: 2013-08-29
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2743-1 kfreebsd-9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-5049 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:06:52.326Z

Reserved: 2013-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-5209

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-08-29T12:07:56.070

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-5209

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