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Sun Solaris e1000g Gigabit Ethernet Driver Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30700
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Release Date:
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2008-06-16
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Last Update:
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2008-06-20
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Popularity:
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3,200 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2707
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the e1000g Gigabit Ethernet driver on systems with Intel 82571/82572 network interface controllers. This can be exploited to block all incoming traffic to the system.
Solution:
Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 137289-01 or later.
-- x86 Platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 137293-01 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-06-20: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238250-1
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