Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0/9.0 namefs denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0/9.0 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function namefs. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-1061. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0/9.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is the function namefs. 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:

Race condition in Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic), as demonstrated via the namefs function, pipe, and certain STREAMS routines.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2003. The weakness was presented 10/14/2003 with Sun Microsystems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1061 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13434), SecurityFocus (BID 8836†), OSVDB (15129†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20869†). See VDB-20864 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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OpenVAS ID: 855028
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for lp 114980-26
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10/14/2003 🔍
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02/08/2005 +482 days 🔍
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08/27/2019 +1839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20863
X-Force: 13434
SecurityFocus: 8836 - Sun Solaris Pipe Function Unspecified Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15129 - Sun - Solaris - Pipe Function Unspecified Kernel - Race Condition Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20869 - Sun Solaris 2.6 Through 9 Race Condition Local DoS Vulnerability via The Namefs Function, Medium

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Created: 08/15/2014 01:08
Updated: 08/27/2019 09:51
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:08 (64), 08/27/2019 09:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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