VDB-35162 · CVE-2006-7028 · Qualys 115549

Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-7028. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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:

Single CPU Sun systems running Solaris 7, 8, or 9, such as Netra, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (console hang) via a flood of small TCP/IP packets. NOTE: this issue has not been replicated by third parties. In addition, the cause is unknown, although it might be related to "jabber" and generation of a large amount of interrupts within the console, or a hardware error.

The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-7028 since 02/22/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115549 (Sun Solaris 10 TCP/IP Kernel Memory Corruption Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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02/22/2007 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2941 days 🔍
06/14/2025 +3746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-7028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35162

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 06/14/2025 21:14
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (42), 08/20/2018 06:45 (6), 06/14/2025 21:14 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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