Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 84 SunOSipv6.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun OpenSolaris. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file SunOSipv6.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-0304. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file SunOSipv6.c. 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:

The kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and 11 snv_101b, and OpenSolaris before snv_108, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted IPv6 packet, related to an "insufficient validation security vulnerability," as demonstrated by SunOSipv6.c.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2009. The weakness was published 01/27/2009 by kingcope (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.grok.org.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0304 since 01/27/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35199 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 138888-08), 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 116366 (Sun Solaris IPv6 Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020022.1)).

Upgrading to version Snv 85 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48208), Exploit-DB (7865), Tenable (35199), SecurityFocus (BID 33435†) and OSVDB (52002†). 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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Nessus ID: 35199
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 138888-08
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenSolaris Snv 85
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Researcher: kingcope
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46115
X-Force: 48208
SecurityFocus: 33435 - Sun Solaris IPv6 'ipsec_needs_processing_v6()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 33605
OSVDB: 52002 - CVE-2009-0304 - Sun - Solaris - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021635
Vulnerability Center: 20651 - Sun Solaris 10-11 and OpenSolaris < snv_108 IPv6 Remote Dos or Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0232

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/16/2025 18:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 08/26/2019 09:51 (4), 11/22/2024 23:29 (20), 05/16/2025 18:14 (2)
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