CVE-2006-5073

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8, 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5013.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.80% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20252	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22132	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29246	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2099	signature vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102144-1	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016968	vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-235.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3847	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22581	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5073?: CVE-2006-5073 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5073?: To fix CVE-2006-5073, 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-2006-5073 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5073 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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