CVE-2008-2090

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the SCTP protocol implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and network traffic amplification) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.48% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29973 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29024 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1429/references vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5258 vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019962 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-236521-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42160 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2090?
CVE-2008-2090 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2090?
To fix CVE-2008-2090, 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-2008-2090 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2090 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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