Sun Solaris e1000g Gigabit Ethernet driver denial of service
| solaris-e1000ggigabit-dos (43096) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the e1000g Gigabit Ethernet driver on systems with Intel 82571/82572 network interface controllers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to block all incoming network packets and cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 238250 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 238250: Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in the Solaris e1000g(7D) Gigabit Ethernet Driver.
- BID-29730: Sun Solaris 'e1000g(7D)' Driver Remote Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2707: Unspecified vulnerability in the e1000g driver in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network connectivity loss) via unknown vectors.
- SA30700: Sun Solaris e1000g Gigabit Ethernet Driver Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020290: Solaris e1000g Gigabit Ethernet Driver Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1835: Sun Solaris e1000g Gigabit Ethernet Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_19 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_19 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_22 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_22 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_92 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_92 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Jun 13, 2008
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