CVE-2008-2121

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2121
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-09 15:20:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.10 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.8 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Sun Solaris TCP Implementation SYN Flood Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Solaris TCP SYN Attack Protection Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Sun Solaris TCP SYN Flooding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
ASA-2008-206 (SUN 200864) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
#200864: Security Vulnerability in the TCP Implementation of Solaris Systems May Allow a Denial of Service When Accepting New Connections While Undergoing a TCP "SYN Flood" Attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Avaya CMS Solaris TCP Implementation SYN Flood Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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