What is CVE-2010-3705?

CVE-2010-3705 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.3 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2010-3705 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3705?

CVE-2010-3705 has a CVSS score of 8.3 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3705?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3705. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-3705 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3705 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2010-3705

High

The sctp_auth_asoc_get_hmac function in net/sctp/auth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate the hmac_ids array of an SCTP peer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) via a crafted value in the last element of this array.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-11-26

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

8.3

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-400

CVE-2010-3705 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-3705 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Broken Link
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/04/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/04/7

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640036

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51e97a12bef19b7e43199fc153cf9bd5f2140362
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128596992418814&w=2
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3705

Severity High

CVSS score 8.3 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-11-26

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3705?

CVE-2010-3705 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.3 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2010-3705 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3705?

CVE-2010-3705 has a CVSS score of 8.3 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3705?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3705. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-3705 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-3705 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →