Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-3920 (CCN-28048)

Assigned:2006-07-26
Published:2006-07-26
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20060726 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a TCP packet with an incorrect sequence number, which triggers an ACK storm.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-3920

Source: CCN
Type: SA21226
Sun Solaris ACK Storm Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
21226

Source: CCN
Type: SA22425
Avaya CMS / IR Sun Solaris ACK Storm Denial of Service

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
22425

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016589
Solaris Performance Can Be Degraded via a TCP ACK Flood Attack

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Patch
1016589

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 102206
Solaris Hosts are Vulnerable to a Denial of Service Induced by an Internet Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) "ACK Storm"

Source: SUNALERT
Type: Patch
102206

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-204.htm

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-204
Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated July 29 2006

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 27541
Solaris TCP ACK Saturation DoS

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-2997

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-tcp-packet-dos(28048)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-tcp-packet-dos(28048)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1374

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9::sparc:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1374
    V
    		Solaris Hosts are Vulnerable to a Denial of Service Induced by an Internet Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) "ACK Storm"
    2007-09-27
    BACK
    sun solaris 9.0
    sun solaris 10.0
    sun sunos 5.8
    sun solaris 8
    sun solaris 8
    sun solaris 9
    sun solaris 10
    sun solaris 10
    sun solaris 9