CVE-2006-0516 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 2 Feb 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a system panic in Solaris 10 64-bit kernel, resulting in denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-0516?

CVE-2006-0516 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 2 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel processing in Solaris 10 64 bit platform, when running in 64-bit mode, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic) via unknown attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0516 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-2006-0516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9mg6-63h3-qjj3.