Sun Solaris drain_squeue() denial of service
| solaris-drainsqueue-dos (28321) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in the drain_squeue() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by flooding an affected system with TCP requests to cause a system panic.
Platforms Affected:
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102554 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102554, On Solaris 10 Possible System Panics with a "Bad Trap" from the drain_squeue() Function Under High Stress at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102554-1.
- CVE-2006-4117: The squeue_drain function in Sun Solaris 10, possibly only when run on CMT processors, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bad trap and system panic) by opening and closing a large number of TCP connections (heavy TCP/IP loads). NOTE: the original report specifies the function name as drain_squeue
- SA21453: Sun Solaris "drain_squeue()" Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1016674: Solaris TCP/IP drain_squeue() Bug May Let Remote Users Panic the System
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3239: Sun Solaris drain_squeue() TCP Connections Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 09, 2006
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