Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 IPv6 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5073. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component IPv6 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8, 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5013.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2006. The weakness was shared 09/29/2006 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5073 since 09/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22249 (Solaris 9 (x86) : 119435-29), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 82070 (Sun Solaris Malformed IPv6 Packets Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29246), Tenable (22249), SecurityFocus (BID 20252†), OSVDB (29265†) and Secunia (SA22581†). The entries VDB-2555, VDB-2566, VDB-2567 and VDB-32534 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22249
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (x86) : 119435-29
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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
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CVE: CVE-2006-5073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2579

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X-Force: 29246 - Sun Solaris IPv6 address denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20252 - Sun Solaris Malformed IPv6 Packets Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 22581 - Avaya CMS Sun Solaris IPv6 Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29265 - Solaris IPv6 Unprivileged Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1016968
Vulnerability Center: 12801 - Sun Solaris Remote Denial of Service via Crafted IPv6 Packets, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3847

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2006 11:41
Updated: 06/16/2025 01:47
Changes: 10/02/2006 11:41 (96), 09/05/2019 13:35 (2), 06/16/2025 01:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:C42:103

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