PT-2008-3636 · Sun · Sun Solaris

Published 2008-05-09 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2008-2121

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in CPU consumption and new connection timeouts, via a TCP SYN flood attack.

Recommendations For Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10, consider implementing measures to limit the impact of TCP SYN flood attacks, such as configuring TCP SYN flood protection or implementing rate limiting on incoming connections.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2121

Affected Products

Sun Solaris

References · 10

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29089 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30131 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200864-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2121 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019989 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1453/references · Note
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-206.htm · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1585/references · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30125 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42264 · Note