Sun Solaris 10.0 Filesystem /proc chdir denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10.0. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function chdir of the file /proc of the component Filesystem. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-3250. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function chdir of the file /proc of the component Filesystem. 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:

Unknown vulnerability in Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors related to the "/proc" filesystem, which trigger a null dereference.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2005. The weakness was presented 10/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3250 since 10/17/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 $5k-$25k. 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 vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22742), Tenable (19367), SecurityFocus (BID 15115†), OSVDB (20069†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015062†). See VDB-1811, VDB-1812 and VDB-41287 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 19367
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 118822-30
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01/31/2005 🔍
08/02/2005 +183 days 🔍
10/14/2005 +73 days 🔍
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10/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
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10/19/2005 +2 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +2253 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1626 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26593
X-Force: 22742
SecurityFocus: 15115 - Sun Solaris Proc Filesystem Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 20069 - Solaris chdir() Null Pointer Dereference Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015062
Vulnerability Center: 20409 - Sun Solaris 10, 10_x86 Denial of Service Vulnerability Caused By a NULL Pointer Deference, Medium

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/23/2019 11:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 08/23/2019 11:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:E35:103

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