CVE-2008-2121

Description

The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and new connection timeouts) via a TCP SYN flood attack.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.30% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29089 patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1585/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30125 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1453/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30131 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42264 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-206.htm
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200864-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019989 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2121?
CVE-2008-2121 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2121?
To fix CVE-2008-2121, 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-2008-2121 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2121 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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