Description
ping in Solaris 2.3 through 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a ping request to a multicast address through the loopback interface, e.g. via ping -i.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Adam Caldwell · textdossolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19161
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319160&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319171&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/146
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/209
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7492.php
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319180&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319181&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.0098
EPSS Percentile
76.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (8)
sun/solaris
2.4
sun/solaris
2.5
sun/solaris
2.5.1 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solaris
2.6
sun/sunos
5.3
sun/sunos
5.4
sun/sunos
5.5
sun/sunos
5.5.1
Published
Jun 26, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026