CVE-2008-2090 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted SCTP packets in Sun Solaris 10, requiring OS patches.
- 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-2008-2090?
CVE-2008-2090 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 (CPU consumption and network traffic amplification) via a crafted SCTP packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2090 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-2008-2090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc4v-626j-fm46.