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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun Solaris. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Filesystem. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3706. There is no exploit available. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the ZFS filesystem in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_100 through snv_117, allows local users to bypass intended limitations of the file_chown_self privilege via certain uses of the chown system call.

The weakness was shared 10/16/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3706. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42142 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 141445-09), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116642 (Sun Solaris ZFS File Ownership Modification Security Issue).

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 (53786), Tenable (42142), SecurityFocus (BID 36702†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24299†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Sun

Name

• Solaris

Version

• 10.0
• Snv 100
• Snv 101
• Snv 102
• Snv 103
• Snv 104
• Snv 105
• Snv 106
• Snv 107
• Snv 108
• Snv 109
• Snv 110
• Snv 111
• Snv 112
• Snv 113
• Snv 114
• Snv 115
• Snv 116
• Snv 117

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42142
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 141445-09
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Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

10/14/2009 🔍
10/14/2009 +0 days 🔍
10/15/2009 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2009 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2009 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2009 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +53 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1926 days 🔍
02/15/2025 +3622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-3706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50464
X-Force: 53786
SecurityFocus: 36702 - Sun Solaris ZFS Filesystem Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24299 - Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris \x3C snv_118 ZFS Filesystem Security Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 02/15/2025 08:19 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (55), 02/17/2017 12:33 PM (8), 08/24/2021 02:13 AM (4), 08/24/2021 02:20 AM (1), 02/15/2025 08:19 PM (17)
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