Sun Solaris 9/10 in.iked libike denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 9/10. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function in the library libike of the component in.iked. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2298. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 9/10 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function in the library libike of the component in.iked. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) implementation in the libike library in Solaris 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (in.iked daemon crash) via crafted IKE packets, as demonstrated by the PROTOS ISAKMP Test Suite for IKEv1.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2006. The weakness was published 05/08/2006 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2298 since 05/09/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20332 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118371-10), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 82069 (Sun Solaris LibIKE IKE Exchange Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 (26311), Tenable (20332), SecurityFocus (BID 17902†), OSVDB (25356†) and Secunia (SA20050†). Similar entry is available at VDB-1899. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 20332
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118371-10
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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-2006-2298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2205
X-Force: 26311 - Sun Solaris libike in.iked(1M) denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17902 - Sun Solaris LibIKE IKE Exchange Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 20050 - Sun Solaris libike Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25356 - Solaris libike in.iked Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1016043
Vulnerability Center: 12485 - Sun Solaris Denial of Service via Crafted IKE Packets, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1733

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2006 14:31
Updated: 06/22/2025 03:41
Changes: 05/10/2006 14:31 (93), 06/24/2019 09:37 (2), 06/22/2025 03:41 (18)
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