What is CVE-2010-0008?

CVE-2010-0008 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2010-0008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0008?

CVE-2010-0008 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0008?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-0008 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-0008 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-0008

High

The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or (2) a chunk of zero length.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-03-19

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2010-0008 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

12 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39295

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/17/2

Patch
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ece25dfa0991f65c4e1d26beb1c3c45bda4239b8
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-0008

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-03-19

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0008?

CVE-2010-0008 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2010-0008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0008?

CVE-2010-0008 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0008?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-0008 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-0008 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-0008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.