Sun Solaris 10.0 File System Privilege Management secpolicy_fs_common() denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10.0. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component File System Privilege Management. The manipulation of the argument secpolicy_fs_common() leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4701. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun Solaris 10.0 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component File System Privilege Management. The manipulation of the argument secpolicy_fs_common() with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Process File System (procfs) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as process working directories via unknown attack vectors, possibly pwdx.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2005. The weakness was released 10/12/2005 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4701 since 02/01/2006. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 183 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19367 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118822-30), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks.

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 Tenable (19367), OSVDB (19976†), Secunia (SA17157†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015053†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1812, VDB-26593, VDB-28021 and VDB-41287. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19367
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118822-30
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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01/31/2005 🔍
08/02/2005 +183 days 🔍
10/12/2005 +71 days 🔍
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02/01/2006 +32 days 🔍
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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-2005-4701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1811
Secunia: 17157 - Sun Solaris Denial of Service and Exposure of Filenames, Not Critical
OSVDB: 19976 - Solaris Process File System (procfs) File Name Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1015053
Vupen: ADV-2005-2075

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Created: 10/17/2005 12:58
Updated: 07/04/2019 18:16
Changes: 10/17/2005 12:58 (81), 07/04/2019 18:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7ED:103

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