CVE-2006-4303 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Sun Solaris 10 via a race condition in network API routines, leading to high CPU consumption.
- 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-2006-4303?
CVE-2006-4303 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 23 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in (1) libnsl and (2) TLI/XTI API routines in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("tight loop" and CPU consumption for listener applications) via unknown vectors related to TCP fusion (do_tcp_fusion).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4303?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4303?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4303 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4303 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7964-4h6j-g639.