Sun Solaris 'e1000g(7D)' Driver Remote Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	29730
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2008-2707
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 13 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit:	Sun
Vulnerable:	Sun Solaris 10_x86 Sun Solaris 10_sparc Sun OpenSolaris build snv_92 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_22 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_19
Not Vulnerable:

Sun Solaris 'e1000g(7D)' Driver Remote Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sun Solaris is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability caused by an unspecified error in the 'e1000g(7D)' Gigabit Ethernet driver.

An attacker can exploit this issue to block all inbound network packets on the affected system, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

This issue affects Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris for SPARC and x86 platforms.

Sun Solaris 'e1000g(7D)' Driver Remote Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Sun Solaris 'e1000g(7D)' Driver Remote Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Sun has released patches and an advisory. Please see the references for more information.

Sun Solaris 'e1000g(7D)' Driver Remote Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Sun Solaris Homepage (Sun Microsystems)
  
• Solution 238250: Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in the Solaris e1000g(7D) (Sun Microsystems)