Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 Special File System strfreectty input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0. Affected by this issue is the function strfreectty of the component Special File System. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-4732. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function strfreectty of the component Special File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the strfreectty function in the Special File System (SPECFS) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic), related to passing a NULL pointer to the pgsignal function.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2007. The weakness was published 09/03/2007 with Sun Microsystems (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4732 since 09/06/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24858 (Solaris 9 (sparc) : 122300-61), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115636 (Sun Solaris Special File System Local Denial of Service Vulnerability (1001014.1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 5 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36379), Tenable (24858), SecurityFocus (BID 25510†), OSVDB (37323†) and Secunia (SA26731†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3337, VDB-4565, VDB-5246 and VDB-36575. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24858
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (sparc) : 122300-61
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4732 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4732
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3290

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X-Force: 36379 - Sun Solaris strfreectty function denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 25510 - Sun Solaris Special File System Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 26731
OSVDB: 37323 - Solaris Special File System (SPECFS) strfreectty Function Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018643
Vulnerability Center: 16258 - Sun Solaris Special File System (SPECFS), Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-3031

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2007 15:19
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:46
Changes: 09/12/2007 15:19 (93), 07/27/2019 09:28 (4), 06/05/2025 17:46 (18)
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