Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 IP Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0. This affects an unknown function of the component IP Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-2045. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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

Unspecified vulnerability in the IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted IP packets, probably related to fragmented packets with duplicate or missing fragments.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2007. The weakness was released 04/13/2007 with Sun (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2045 since 04/16/2007. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15756 (Solaris 9 (sparc) : 114344-43), 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 115537 (Sun Solaris IP Implementation Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 (33597), Tenable (15756), SecurityFocus (BID 23468†), OSVDB (34901†) and Secunia (SA24987†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-46178. 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: 15756
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (sparc) : 114344-43
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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11/18/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Sun
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3011

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X-Force: 33597 - Sun Solaris IP packet denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 23468 - Sun Solaris IP Implementation Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24987
OSVDB: 34901 - Solaris Crafted IP Packet Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017911
Vulnerability Center: 14910 - Sun Solaris Denial of Service via Fragmented IP Packets, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1375

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2007 11:41
Updated: 06/08/2025 22:39
Changes: 04/18/2007 11:41 (94), 07/18/2019 10:22 (2), 06/08/2025 22:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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