Sun Solaris 8 IPv6 Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IPv6 Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-1064. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component IPv6 Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Solaris 8 with IPv6 enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet.

The bug was discovered 07/21/2003. The weakness was presented 07/21/2003 with Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1064 since 02/08/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12680), SecurityFocus (BID 8250†), OSVDB (15133†), Secunia (SA9323†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20863†). sunsolve.sun.com is providing further details. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188
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X-Force: 12680 - Sun Solaris IPv6 packet denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 8250 - Sun Solaris IPv6 Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 9323 - Sun Solaris Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15133 - Solaris Malformed IPv6 Packet Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 20863 - Sun Solaris 8 with IPv6 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted IPv6 Packet, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2003 12:03
Updated: 01/22/2025 08:16
Changes: 07/23/2003 12:03 (79), 06/26/2019 09:37 (3), 01/22/2025 08:16 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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