CVE-2006-5013 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service on Solaris 10 x64 systems by sending crafted IPv6 packets.
- 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-2006-5013?
CVE-2006-5013 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 27 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sun Solaris 10 before patch 118855-16 (20060925), when run on x64 systems using IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via crafted IPv6 packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5013?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5013?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5013 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-2006-5013 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5013 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-478q-gx69-pcfg.