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>> Sun Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Sun Solaris Self Encapsulated IP Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1192
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1779
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-11
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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 issue is caused by an unspecified error related to the handling of self encapsulated IP packets, which could allow a remote privileged user to panic a vulnerable system, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 10
Solution
Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC) - Apply patch 116965-32 or later
Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) - Apply patch 114344-34 or later
Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC) - Apply patch 127111-11 or later
Sun Solaris 8 (x86) - Apply patch 116966-31 or later
Sun Solaris 9 (x86) - Apply patch 119435-22 or later
Sun Solaris 10 (x86) - Apply patch 127112-11 or later
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1192
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-235901-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor.
ChangeLog
2008-04-11 : Initial release
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