Sun Solaris ICMP denial of service
| solaris-icmp-dos (32010) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified vulnerability when handling malformed ICMP packets. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted ICMP packet to cause a kernel panic, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.9 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102697 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102697: A Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 ICMP Handling May Allow a SystemPanic and Result in Denial of Service (DoS).
- ASA-2007-049: A Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 ICMP Handling May Allow a System Panic and Result in Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 102697)
- BID-22323: Sun Solaris ICMP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0634: Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 10 before 20070130 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via certain ICMP packets.
- SA23982: Sun Solaris ICMP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017574: Solaris ICMP Echo Packet Processing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#967236: Sun Solaris fails to properly process ICMP packets
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0420: Sun Solaris ICMP Packets Handling Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Jan 30, 2007
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