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Case File

CVE-2017-9075

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.37% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-9075
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.37%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The sctp_v6_create_accept_sk function in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.