Oracle Solaris 10/11.3 Kernel input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1171. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2018. The weakness was presented 07/18/2018 with Trustwave SpiderLabs as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1171 since 12/05/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111127 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 150401-62), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296027 (Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJUL2018)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (111127) and SecurityFocus (BID 104799†). See VDB-79791, VDB-95830, VDB-97118 and VDB-99028 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 111127
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 150401-62
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/05/2017 🔍
03/07/2018 +92 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018
Organization: Trustwave SpiderLabs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121863
SecurityFocus: 104799 - Oracle Solaris Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041303

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2018 10:06
Updated: 04/18/2023 09:26
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 (82), 03/08/2020 07:14 (6), 04/18/2023 09:26 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:DD3:103

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