VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2121
The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and new connection timeouts) via a TCP SYN flood attack.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and new connection timeouts) via a TCP SYN flood attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.64% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30131Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200864-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-206.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29089Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019989
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1453/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1585/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42264
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30131Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200864-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-206.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29089Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019989
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1453/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1585/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42264
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.