CVE-2003-1064
Description
Solaris 8 crashes (kernel panic) when receiving specially crafted IPv6 packets, enabling remote denial of service.
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Solaris 8 crashes (kernel panic) when receiving specially crafted IPv6 packets, enabling remote denial of service.
Vulnerability
Solaris 8 systems with IPv6 enabled are vulnerable to a denial of service via kernel panic triggered by receiving a crafted IPv6 packet. The specific packet characteristics that cause the panic are undisclosed. The vulnerability does not affect Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 9 [1].
Exploitation
An attacker must be able to send IPv6 packets to the target system. No authentication is required. Exploitation involves sending one or more specially crafted IPv6 packets from a remote location [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation causes a kernel panic, resulting in immediate system crash and denial of service. The system must be rebooted to restore functionality. No other impacts (such as data compromise or privilege escalation) have been reported [1].
Mitigation
Sun Microsystems released patches: patch 108528 for the SPARC platform and patch 108529 for the x86 platform [1]. IPv6 can also be disabled as a workaround if IPv6 services are not required [1].
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Affected products
1- Range: =8
Patches
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References
4- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/370060nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8250nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12680nvd
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