CVE-2011-2249 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.2 Published 20 Jul 2011 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Oracle Solaris via the TCP/IP stack.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2011-2249?

CVE-2011-2249 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 20 Jul 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to TCP/IP.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2249 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-2011-2249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3qq-54f6-622g.