Solaris IPv6 Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016930
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016930
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5013
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 3 2008
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Original Entry Date: Sep 26 2006
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Impact: Denial of service via local system, Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Sun Alert
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Version(s): 10 (x64 only)
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Solaris in the processing of IPv6 packets. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote or local user can send specially crafted IPv6 packets to cause a system panic.
Solaris 10 x64 systems are affected when configured to use Internet Protocol Version 6 (ip6(7P)).
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Impact: A remote or local user can cause a system panic.
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Solution: Sun has issued the following fix.
x86 Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 118855-16 or later
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102568-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102568-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Exception handling error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:22:32 -0400
Subject: A Security Issue With Solaris 10 x64 Systems Using IPv6 Forwarding May Result in a Denial of Service (DoS)
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102568-1
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