CVE-2008-2089 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 6 May 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a system panic in Sun Solaris 10 by sending a crafted SCTP packet, resulting in denial of service.

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-2008-2089?

CVE-2008-2089 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 6 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the SCTP protocol implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Weakness: CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2089 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-2008-2089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rv46-mc7w-2w66.