VDB-2716 · CVE-2006-6275 · XFDB 30637

Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6275. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors, possibly related to the exitlwps function and SIGKILL and /proc PCAGENT signals.

The bug was discovered 11/30/2006. The weakness was released 12/01/2006 by Agent with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6275 since 12/03/2006. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115476 (Sun Solaris Kernel Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 (30637), SecurityFocus (BID 21372†), OSVDB (31718†), Secunia (SA23187†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017321†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

Solaris

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

Timelineinfo

11/30/2006 🔍
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12/01/2006 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Agent
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2716

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X-Force: 30637 - Sun Solaris kernel SIGKILL and PCAGENT signal denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 21372 - Sun Solaris Kernel Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23187 - Sun Solaris Unspecified Local Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 31718 - Solaris Kernel Unspecified Race Condition Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017321
Vulnerability Center: 13259 - Sun Solaris 8 - 10 Kernel Race Condition Allows Local Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4792

Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2006 09:45
Updated: 06/15/2025 02:12
Changes: 12/04/2006 09:45 (87), 07/11/2019 16:22 (1), 06/15/2025 02:12 (18)
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