VDB-78663 · CVE-2015-4869 · BID 77176

Oracle Solaris 10/11.2 Kernel denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 10 and 11.2 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Kernel.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2015 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4869 since 06/24/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69904 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 150400-59), 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 124168 (Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUOCT2015)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (69904). See 10804, 12962, 67947 and 77628 for similar entries.

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

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Nessus ID: 69904
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 150400-59
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4869 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1033881
Vulnerability Center: 53688 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Sun-Systems-Products-Suite] Oracle Solaris Local DoS, Medium
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Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 06/23/2022 11:57
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (68), 02/14/2018 10:05 (1), 06/23/2022 11:50 (3), 06/23/2022 11:57 (1)
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