Sun Solaris 9/10 config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 9/10. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1778. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 9/10 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2008. The weakness was released 04/14/2008 with Sun Microsystems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1778 since 04/14/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/08/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 (41765), SecurityFocus (BID 28733†), OSVDB (44366†), Secunia (SA29728†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019833†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-41953 and VDB-41952. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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04/11/2008 +8 days 🔍
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04/21/2008 +7 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2520 days 🔍
08/08/2019 +1606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41951

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X-Force: 41765
SecurityFocus: 28733 - Sun Solaris Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Unspecified Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 29728
OSVDB: 44366 - CVE-2008-1778 - Sun - Solaris - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019833
Vulnerability Center: 18212 - Sun Solaris Unspecified Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1193

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/08/2019 16:48
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (61), 08/08/2019 16:48 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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