CVE-2004-0791 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can reduce network throughput via spoofed ICMP Source Quench packets, affecting multiple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0791?
CVE-2004-0791 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 13 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple TCP/IP and ICMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network throughput reduction for TCP connections) via a blind throughput-reduction attack using spoofed Source Quench packets, aka the "ICMP Source Quench attack." NOTE: CVE-2004-0790, CVE-2004-0791, and CVE-2004-1060 have been SPLIT based on different attacks; CVE-2005-0065, CVE-2005-0066, CVE-2005-0067, and CVE-2005-0068 are related identifiers that are SPLIT based on the underlying vulnerability. While CVE normally SPLITs based on vulnerability, the attack-based identifiers exist due to the variety and number of affected implementations and solutions that address the attacks instead of the underlying vulnerabilities.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0791?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0791?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2004-0791 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0791 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqvv-84gm-c2c5.