Sun Solaris 10 dotoprocs() denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 10 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument dotoprocs() leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-0269. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument dotoprocs() 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 dotoprocs function in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 01/11/2008. The weakness was published 01/14/2008 with Sun (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0269 since 01/15/2008. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1078 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 115691 (Sun Solaris dotoprocs Local Denial of Service Vulnerability (1001130.1)).

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 (39631), SecurityFocus (BID 27260†), OSVDB (40242†), Secunia (SA28491†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019186†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3547 and VDB-3546. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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01/31/2005 🔍
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01/12/2008 +1 days 🔍
01/14/2008 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Sun
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3545

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X-Force: 39631 - Sun Solaris dotoprocs() denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 27260 - Sun Solaris 'dotoprocs()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28491
OSVDB: 40242 - Solaris dotoprocs() Function Unspecified Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1019186
Vulnerability Center: 17398 - Sun Solaris 10 Unspecified Vulnerability in dotoprocs Function Allows Local Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0130

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:07
Updated: 06/01/2025 16:34
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:07 (84), 08/03/2019 18:39 (1), 06/01/2025 16:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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