Sun Solstice X.25 9.2 race condition

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2008. The weakness was published 11/10/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5009 since 11/10/2008. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23430 (Solaris 8 (x86) : 108670-21), 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46466) and Tenable (23430).

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Solstice X.25

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commercial

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end of life

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23430
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (x86) : 108670-21
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5009 (🔍)
X-Force: 46466
SecurityTracker: 1021156
Vulnerability Center: 19978 - Sun Solstice X.25 9.2 Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32215 - Sun Solstice X.25 '/dev/xty' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 32667
OSVDB: 49722 - Sun - Solstice X.25 - '.dev.xty' Local Denial Of Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-3087

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 16:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (64), 08/20/2019 16:19 (13)
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