Sun Solaris 10.0 on SPARC/x86 tl Driver serializer_enter denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun Solaris 10.0 on SPARC/x86. This vulnerability affects the function serializer_enter of the component tl Driver. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-3001. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10.0 on SPARC/x86 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function serializer_enter of the component tl Driver. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the "tl" driver in Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2005. The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2005 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3001 since 09/20/2005. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 229 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19746 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 120665-01), 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 115278 (Sun Solaris 10 "tl" Driver Local Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22329), Tenable (19746), SecurityFocus (BID 14878†), OSVDB (19510†) and Secunia (SA16874†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 19746
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 120665-01
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1752
X-Force: 22329
SecurityFocus: 14878 - Sun Solaris 10 Tl Driver Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 16874 - Sun Solaris "tl" Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19510 - Solaris tl Driver serializer_enter() Function Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1014940
Vulnerability Center: 10751 - Sun Solaris 10 \, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1788

Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2005 17:09
Updated: 06/29/2025 10:07
Changes: 09/20/2005 17:09 (90), 07/04/2019 14:42 (3), 06/29/2025 10:07 (17)
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