Sun Solaris up to 10.0 LP Print Service lpsched denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.1/8.2/9.0/9.1/10.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file lpsched of the component LP Print Service. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0227. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 8.1/8.2/9.0/9.1/10.0 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the file lpsched of the component LP Print Service. 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in lpsched in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allow local users to delete arbitrary files or disable the LP print service via unknown attack vectors.

The weakness was published 01/16/2006 by Hiroshi Nakano (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0227 since 01/17/2006. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115325 (Sun Solaris LPSCHED Multiple Local Vulnerabilities).

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 (24127), SecurityFocus (BID 16245†), OSVDB (22441†), Secunia (SA18498†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015492†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1960, VDB-1972, VDB-1974 and VDB-83473. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Hiroshi Nakano
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1980

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X-Force: 24127 - Sun Solaris lpsched(1M) denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 16245 - Sun Solaris LPSCHED Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18498 - Sun Solaris lpsched Unspecified Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22441 - Solaris lpsched Arbitrary Local File Deletion
SecurityTracker: 1015492 - Sun Solaris lpsched Lets Local Users Disable the Service and Delete Files
Vulnerability Center: 10442 - Sun Solaris lpsched Local DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0200

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Created: 01/19/2006 10:03
Updated: 06/23/2025 03:42
Changes: 01/19/2006 10:03 (77), 12/02/2016 11:34 (10), 06/23/2025 03:42 (18)
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