Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 vuidmice Streams denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component vuidmice Streams Module. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5319. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component vuidmice Streams Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the vuidmice STREAMS modules in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users with console (/dev/console) access to cause a denial of service ("unusable" system console) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2007. The weakness was released 10/09/2007 with Sun (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5319 since 10/09/2007. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 855324 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115642 (Sun Solaris vuidmice(7M) STREAMS Modules Local Denial of Service Vulnerability (1000120.1)).

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37021), Tenable (855324), SecurityFocus (BID 25971†), OSVDB (37715†) and Secunia (SA27135†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-3630. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 855324

OpenVAS ID: 855324
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for tomcat security 114017-05
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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
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5319 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5319
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3371

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X-Force: 37021 - Sun Solaris vuidmice(7M) STREAMS modules denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 25971 - Sun Solaris vuidmice(7M) STREAMS Modules Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 27135 - Sun Solaris vuidmice Streams Modules Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 37715 - Solaris vuidmice STREAMS Modules Unspecified Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018781
Vulnerability Center: 20425 - Sun Solaris 8- 10 Vuidmice STREAMS Modules Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3416

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2007 09:49
Updated: 06/03/2025 08:59
Changes: 10/18/2007 09:49 (91), 08/23/2019 12:33 (1), 06/03/2025 08:59 (18)
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