Intrusion PreventionSun.Solaris.DHCP.Malformed.BOOTP.Packet.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a denial-of-service vulnerability in Sun Solaris.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the DHCP server daemon handles malicious DHCP requests. It allows a remote attacker to crash the application via sending a crafted DHCP request packet.
Affected Products
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 10
Sun OpenSolaris builds snv_01 through snv_102
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround:
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 23137 |
| Created | Jun 10, 2010 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2008-5010 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 4.6% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Solaris |
| Affected App | SUN |