CVE-2003-0970 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Sun Fire B1600 systems by sending ARP packets to the Network Management Port, disabling all ports.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-0970?

CVE-2003-0970 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Network Management Port on Sun Fire B1600 systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via ARP packets, which cause all ports to become temporarily disabled.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0970?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Sun Fire.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2003-0970 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g467-gcmx-xhgw.

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