Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85 Sendfile vnode denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function vnode of the component Sendfile. 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. CVE summarizes:

The (1) sendfile and (2) sendfilev functions in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_110, allow local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to vnode function calls.

The weakness was published 08/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2912. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40612 (Solaris 8 (x86) : 127722-05), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52572) and Tenable (40612).

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 40612
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (x86) : 127722-05
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com
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CVE: CVE-2009-2912 (🔍)
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X-Force: 52572
Vulnerability Center: 23292 - Sun Solaris 8-10 and Open Solaris \x3C\x3D snv_109 Sendfile (3EXT) Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36083 - Sun Solaris sendfile(3EXT) and sendfilev(3EXT) Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/20/2021 12:51
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/13/2017 10:25 (8), 08/20/2021 12:42 (4), 08/20/2021 12:51 (1)
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