Oracle Solaris 10/11.1 CPU Performance Counters Drivers denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.1. This affects an unknown part of the component CPU Performance Counters Drivers. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5862. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component CPU Performance Counters Drivers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 10 and 11.1 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to CPU performance counters (CPC) drivers.

The weakness was shared 10/15/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5862 since 09/18/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 69904 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 150400-49), 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 121338 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.5.1 Missing).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88012), Tenable (69904), SecurityFocus (BID 63072†), OSVDB (98497†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41956†). Additional details are provided at isc.sans.edu. The entries VDB-9253, VDB-9649, VDB-9638 and VDB-9637 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 69904
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 150400-49
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10804

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X-Force: 88012
SecurityFocus: 63072
OSVDB: 98497
Vulnerability Center: 41956 - [cpuoct2013-1899837] Oracle Solaris 10, 11.1 Local DOS Vulnerability in the CPU Performance Counters (CPC) Drivers (CVE-2013-5862), Medium

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Created: 10/16/2013 12:07
Updated: 05/31/2021 10:41
Changes: 10/16/2013 12:07 (50), 05/13/2017 10:27 (31), 05/31/2021 10:41 (3)
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