CVE-2007-2045 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service on Sun Solaris systems by sending crafted IP 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-2007-2045?
CVE-2007-2045 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 16 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the IP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted IP packets, probably related to fragmented packets with duplicate or missing fragments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2045?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2045 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-2007-2045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9qw-g8mc-9pc4.