Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE describes a local denial-of-service issue in Sun Solaris 10. When TCP Fusion is enabled, a local user could trigger a kernel crash through loopback TCP activity on the same host. The business impact is availability loss, not data theft, and exposure is mainly legacy Solaris systems with local user access. Exposure is likely limited to Solaris 10 systems predating the 2006-10-17 fix condition, with TCP Fusion enabled and untrusted or semi-trusted local users able to run processes. Prioritize this for legacy Solaris assets that still support critical workloads or shared local access. It is not presented as remotely exploitable, but a crash on an important host can still create operational disruption. Mitigation focus: Identify any remaining Solaris 10 systems in production or lab environments.; Check Sun Alert 102667 or current Oracle guidance for the vendor-approved fix.; Apply the vendor-recommended Solaris 10 kernel update where applicable..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2199CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- solaris-tcp-dos(29630)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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