Oracle Solaris 9/10/11.1 Print Filter Utility denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris 9/10/11.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Print Filter Utility. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0442. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle Solaris 9/10/11.1 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Print Filter Utility. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 9, 10, and 11.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Print Filter Utility.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0442 since 12/12/2013. 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 73594 (Solaris 9 (x86) : 149074-01), 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 122002 (Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUAPR2014)).

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 (92495), Tenable (73594), SecurityFocus (BID 66826†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030100†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44134†). See VDB-12983, VDB-12982, VDB-12981 and VDB-12980 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Operating System

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Solaris

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 73594
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (x86) : 149074-01
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0442 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12963

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X-Force: 92495
SecurityFocus: 66826 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2014-0447 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030100 - Oracle Solaris Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service, Partially Access Data, and Partially Modify Data on the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 44134 - [cpuapr2014-1972952] Oracle Solaris 9, 10, 11.1 Local DoS and Database Read and Write Vulnerabilities - CVE-2014-0442, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2014 10:33
Updated: 05/10/2026 21:13
Changes: 04/16/2014 10:33 (80), 05/25/2017 10:51 (3), 06/17/2021 09:29 (3), 05/10/2026 21:13 (15)
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