Sun Solaris SCTP denial of service

sun-solaris-sctp-dos (42160) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in the SCTP protocol. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via specially-crafted SCTP packets to panic the system cause the network device to hang.

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 236521 or Sun Alert ID: 236321 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008909, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Sun Alert 236521 - Solaris 10 SCTP Potential Vulnerability at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=736740.
  • Sun Alert ID: 236321, A Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 Involving the SCTP Protocol May Result in a Panic and Denial of Service (DoS) at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-236321-1.
  • Sun Alert ID: 236521, A Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 Involving the SCTP Protocol May Result in a Denial of Network Services Due to Network Flooding at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-236521-1.
  • ASA-2008-199: A Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 Involving the SCTP Protocol May Result in a Denial of Network Services Due to Network Flooding (Sun 236521)
  • ASA-2008-200: A Security Vulnerability in Solaris 10 Involving the SCTP Protocol May Result in a Panic and Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 236321)
  • BID-29023: Sun Solaris 10 Unspecified SCTP Protocol Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • BID-29024: Sun Solaris SCTP Network Flooding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-2089: Unspecified vulnerability in the SCTP protocol implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted SCTP packet.
  • CVE-2008-2090: Unspecified vulnerability in the SCTP protocol implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and network traffic amplification) via a crafted SCTP packet.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1429: Sun Solaris SCTP Protocol Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • SA29973: Sun Solaris SCTP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019961: Solaris SCTP Protocol Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019962: Solaris SCTP Response Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service

Reported:

May 02, 2008

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