CVE-2014-0101 | Linux Kernel up to 3.13 SCTP Handhshake net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce COOKIE_ECHO null pointer dereference (Nessus ID 73243 / ID 167228)

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.32/2.6.34/3.10/3.11/3.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce of the file net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c of the component SCTP Handhshake Handler. Such manipulation as part of COOKIE_ECHO leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-0101. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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