CVE-2006-5073 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system panic and denial of service in Sun Solaris 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-2006-5073?
CVE-2006-5073 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8, 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5013.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5073?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5073 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-2006-5073 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5073 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9rw-cv92-qgrj.