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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Solaris 2.5.1 - 'Ping' System Panic (Denial of Service) EDB-19161 · dos · Jun 15, 1997 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19970626 Solaris Ping bug (DoS) mailing-list
- 19970627 SUMMARY: Solaris Ping bug (DoS) mailing-list
- 00146 vendor-advisory
- 209 vdb-entry
- ping-multicast-loopback-dos(7492) vdb-entry
- 19971005 Solaris Ping Bug and other [bc] oddities mailing-list
- 19970627 Solaris Ping bug(inetsvc) mailing-list