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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0/9.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0669. The attack requires access to the local network. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0/9.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in Solaris 2.6 through 9 causes a denial of service (system panic) via "a rare race condition" or an attack by local users.

The weakness was published 08/01/2003 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0669 since 08/07/2003. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 855028 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 (12800), Tenable (855028), SecurityFocus (BID 8314†), OSVDB (8723†) and Secunia (SA9415†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 855028

OpenVAS ID: 855028
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for lp 114980-26
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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07/30/2003 🔍
07/31/2003 +1 days 🔍
08/01/2003 +1 days 🔍
08/05/2003 +4 days 🔍
08/07/2003 +2 days 🔍
08/27/2003 +20 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +225 days 🔍
02/16/2009 +1774 days 🔍
06/26/2019 +3782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0669 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0669
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220

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X-Force: 12800 - Sun Solaris race condition, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 8314 - Sun Solaris PSIG Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 9415 - Sun Solaris Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 8723 - Solaris Race Condition System Panic Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 20870 - Sun Solaris 2.6 Through 9 Local DoS Vulnerability via \, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2003 12:26
Updated: 06/26/2019 11:12
Changes: 08/05/2003 12:26 (83), 06/26/2019 11:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:819:103

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