CVE-2025-56233
Openindiana SunOS 5.11 TCP Sequence Number Acceptance Denial of Service
Description
Openindiana, kernel SunOS 5.11 has a denial of service vulnerability. For the processing of TCP packets with RST or SYN flag set, Openindiana has a wide acceptable range of sequence numbers. It does not require the sequence number to exactly match the next expected sequence value, just to be within the current receive window, which violates RFC5961. This flaw allows attackers to send multiple random TCP RST/SYN packets to hit the acceptable range of sequence numbers, thereby interrupting normal connections and causing a denial of service attack.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 29, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 29, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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Solution
- Update the system kernel to patch TCP packet handling.
- Configure stricter TCP sequence number validation.
- Apply vendor-supplied security updates immediately.
- Monitor network traffic for unusual packet patterns.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-56233.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/zq-star/TCP-Vuln-Report/blob/master/Openindiana%20minimal/tcp-rst-syn/openindiana-minimal-tcp-rst-syn.md |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Openindiana, kernel SunOS 5.11 has a denial of service vulnerability. For the processing of TCP packets with RST or SYN flag set, Openindiana has a wide acceptable range of sequence numbers. It does not require the sequence number to exactly match the next expected sequence value, just to be within the current receive window, which violates RFC5961. This flaw allows attackers to send multiple random TCP RST/SYN packets to hit the acceptable range of sequence numbers, thereby interrupting normal connections and causing a denial of service attack. Added Reference https://github.com/zq-star/TCP-Vuln-Report/blob/master/Openindiana%20minimal/tcp-rst-syn/openindiana-minimal-tcp-rst-syn.md