Sun Solaris 2.6 ndd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun Solaris 2.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ndd. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-1118. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.6 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component ndd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

ndd in solaris 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying certain tcp/ip parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 03/11/1998 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1118. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 433†). The entry VDB-14096 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14092
X-Force: 817
SecurityFocus: 433

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 00:11
Updated: 06/23/2021 07:27
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:11 (46), 05/19/2018 09:53 (6), 06/23/2021 07:27 (3)
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