Sun Solaris 7.0 procfs denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 7.0 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component procfs. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-0417. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 7.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component procfs. 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. The summary by CVE is:

64 bit Solaris 7 procfs allows local users to perform a denial of service.

The weakness was presented 03/09/1999 by Toomas Soome (FIRST) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0417. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19326), SecurityFocus (BID 448†) and OSVDB (1001†). See VDB-14561 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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  • Sun Solaris 7.0 x86

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Toomas Soome (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14563
SecurityFocus: 448 - Solaris procfs Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1001 - Solaris procfs psinfo Local DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 22:55
Updated: 12/28/2024 03:05
Changes: 06/20/2014 22:55 (52), 05/20/2018 11:17 (9), 12/28/2024 03:05 (27)
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