Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-4303 (CCN-28420)

Assigned:2006-08-16
Published:2006-08-16
Updated:2017-07-20
Summary:Race condition in (1) libnsl and (2) TLI/XTI API routines in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("tight loop" and CPU consumption for listener applications) via unknown vectors related to TCP fusion (do_tcp_fusion).
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
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:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
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-2006-4303

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016706
Solaris libnsl or TLI/XTI API Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1016706

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 102576
On Solaris 10 libnsl(3LIB) or TLI/XTI API Routines May Cause Listener Programs for Databases or Other Network Aware Applications to Stop Responding

Source: SUNALERT
Type: UNKNOWN
102576

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-177
Sun Alert Notifications from Sun Weekly Report dated August 19 2006

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 30638
Solaris TCP Fusion (do_tcp_fusion) Multiple Routine Race Condition DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-listener-dos(28420)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-listener-dos(28420)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

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

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun solaris 10.0
    sun solaris 10
    sun solaris 10