Sun Solaris self-encapsulated IP packets denial of service

sun-solaris-selfencapsulatedippackets-dos (41762) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error when handling self-encapsulated IP packets. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to crash the application.

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 8 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 9 x86

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 23590 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 235901, A Security Vulnerability in the Handling of Self Encapsulated IP Packets may Lead to a Denial of Service (DOS) Condition at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-235901-1.
  • ASA-2008-173: A Security Vulnerability in the Handling of Self Encapsulated IP Packets may Lead to a Denial of Service (DOS) Condition. (Sun 235901)
  • BID-28732: Sun Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-1779: Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows remote privileged users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors related to self encapsulated IP packets.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1192: Sun Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1325: Avaya Products Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets DoS Vulnerability
  • SA29783: Sun Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets Denial of Service
  • SA29817: Avaya CMS Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019831: Solaris Bug in ip_rput_local_options() in Processing Self Encapsulated IP Packets Lets Remote Users Deny Service

Reported:

Apr 03, 2008

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