Sun Solaris 8/9/10 TCP Implementation config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 8/9/10 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component TCP Implementation. This manipulation causes config. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2121. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Solaris 8/9/10 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component TCP Implementation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and new connection timeouts) via a TCP SYN flood attack.

The bug was discovered 05/06/2008. The weakness was presented 05/09/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2121 since 05/09/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15593 (Solaris 8 (sparc) : 116965-34), 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 115799 (Sun Solaris Security Issue in TCP Implementation of Solaris Systems May Allow a Denial of Service (1000654.1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42264), Tenable (15593), SecurityFocus (BID 29089†), OSVDB (44936†) and Secunia (SA30125†). See VDB-46374 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Nessus ID: 15593
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (sparc) : 116965-34
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11/02/2004 🔍
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01/23/2009 +257 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42283

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X-Force: 42264
SecurityFocus: 29089 - Sun Solaris TCP SYN Flooding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30125
OSVDB: 44936 - Sun - Solaris - TCP SYN Flooding Remote Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019989
Vulnerability Center: 18317 - Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 TCP Implementation Allows Remote DoS via a TCP SYN Flood Attack, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1453

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 05/31/2025 19:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/09/2019 21:56 (13), 05/31/2025 19:13 (18)
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