Sun Solaris 8/9/10 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Sun Solaris 8/9/10. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-3450. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 8/9/10 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the namefs kernel module in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/02/2008. The weakness was shared 08/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3450 since 08/04/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31188 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 136717-01), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115882 (Sun Solaris Issue in namefs Kernel Module (1019268.1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44158), Tenable (31188), SecurityFocus (BID 30513†), OSVDB (47420†) and Secunia (SA31356†). The entries VDB-43583 and VDB-43582 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31188
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 136717-01
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02/26/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3450 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43524

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X-Force: 44158
SecurityFocus: 30513 - Sun Solaris 'namefs' Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31356
OSVDB: 47420 - CVE-2008-3450 - Oracle - Sun Solaris - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020616
Vulnerability Center: 19062 - Sun Solaris namefs Kernel Module Local Code Execution or Denial of Service, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2290

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/26/2025 07:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (66), 08/15/2019 07:27 (12), 05/26/2025 07:43 (18)
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