VDB-14855 · CVE-1999-0908 · BID 655

Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 TCP Stream Driver mutex_enter denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function mutex_enter of the component TCP Stream Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Denial of service in Solaris TCP streams driver via a malicious connection that causes the server to panic as a result of recursive calls to mutex_enter.

The weakness was published 09/23/1999 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0908. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at 14851.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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05/21/2018 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0908 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 655 - Solaris Recursive mutex_enter Panic Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 01:22
Updated: 05/21/2018 10:12
Changes: 06/22/2014 01:22 (48), 05/21/2018 10:12 (6)
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