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>> Sun Solaris IPv6 Packets Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Sun Solaris IPv6 Packets Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3767
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5013
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-09-26
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A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Solaris, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error when processing malformed IPv6 packets, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to crash a vulnerable application, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Solaris 10
Solution
Apply patch 118855-16 or later.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3767
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102568-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor
ChangeLog
2006-09-26 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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