Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 28 TCP/IP Networking denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 28. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Networking. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-2136. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 28 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the TCP/IP networking stack in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_82 and snv_111 through snv_117, when a Cassini GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter (aka CE) interface is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving jumbo frames.

The bug was discovered 06/18/2009. The weakness was published 06/18/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2136 since 06/19/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116476 (Sun Solaris IP Multicast Reception Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020369.1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51271), SecurityFocus (BID 35439†), OSVDB (55233†), Secunia (SA35507†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22707†). Similar entries are available at VDB-49059 and VDB-48684. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2009-2136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48685
X-Force: 51271
SecurityFocus: 35439 - Sun Solaris Cassini Gigabit-Ethernet Device Driver Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35507
OSVDB: 55233 - Solaris TCP/IP Networking Stack Cassini Gigabit-Ethernet Device Driver (ce(7D)) Jumbo Frame Handling Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 22707 - Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris TCP/IP Networking Remote DoS Vulnerability via Jumbo Frames, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-2555

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/06/2025 15:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (63), 09/06/2019 18:48 (5), 04/06/2025 15:42 (18)
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