CVE-2006-3920

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.29% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22425	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-204.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1374	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28048	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102206-1	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016589	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21226	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2997	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3920?: CVE-2006-3920 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3920?: To fix CVE-2006-3920, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3920 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3920 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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