Sun Solaris 10 Inter-Process Communication denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Inter-Process Communication. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1317. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 10 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Inter-Process Communication. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Inter-Process Communication (IPC) message queue subsystem in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via blocked I/O message queues.

The issue has been introduced in 01/31/2005. The weakness was presented 03/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1317. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1137 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41146), SecurityFocus (BID 28214†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24310†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/31/2005 🔍
03/11/2008 +1135 days 🔍
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03/13/2008 +1 days 🔍
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12/09/2009 +636 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +1923 days 🔍
07/31/2021 +2329 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1317 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1317
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41488
X-Force: 41146
SecurityFocus: 28214 - Sun Solaris 10 Inter-Process Communication (IPC) Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24310 - Sun Solaris 10 IPC Message Queue Subsystem Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 07/31/2021 10:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (50), 02/17/2017 16:26 (9), 07/31/2021 10:10 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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