MEDIUM
The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20060726 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a TCP packet with an incorrect sequence number, which triggers an ACK storm
Published Jul 28, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.76%
Description
The TCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20060726 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a TCP packet with an incorrect sequence number, which triggers an ACK storm.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.76% 0.02764
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02764
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02764) | 85.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02705) | 83.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 78.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.95% (0.04946) | 92.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 6.39% (0.06392) | 92.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 7.16% (0.07158) | 93.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 7.14% (0.07136) | 92.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 8.31% (0.08310) | 93.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 8.87% (0.08867) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.27% (0.05269) | 91.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016589 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102206-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-204.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2997 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28048 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1374 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21226 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22425 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016589 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102206-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-204.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2997 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28048 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1374 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 28, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 28, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3920
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a