CVE-2002-1585: Medium severity sun sunos vulnerability

Published Nov 8, 2002
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Updated

Unknown vulnerability in Solaris 8 for Intel and Solaris 8 and 9 for SPARC allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain packets that cause some network interfaces to stop responding to TCP traffic.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Sun SunOS=5.8
Sun Solaris=9.0
Sun Solaris=8.0

Event History

Nov 8, 2002
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Feb 8, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1585?

CVE-2002-1585 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2002-1585?

To mitigate CVE-2002-1585, you should apply the necessary patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 8 and 9.

3

What versions of Solaris are affected by CVE-2002-1585?

CVE-2002-1585 affects Solaris 8 for Intel and Solaris 8 and 9 for SPARC.

4

Can CVE-2002-1585 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2002-1585 can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

5

What type of attacks are associated with CVE-2002-1585?

CVE-2002-1585 involves sending specific packets that causes network interfaces to stop responding to TCP traffic.

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