VDB-45607 · CVE-2008-5685 · BID 32805

Sun ScApp up to 5.20.10 Firmware denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sun ScApp up to 5.20.10. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Firmware. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-5685. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun ScApp up to 5.20.10 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Firmware. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sun ScApp firmware 5.18.x, 5.19.x, and 5.20.0 through 5.20.10 on Sun Fire and Netra platforms allows remote attackers to access the System Controller (SC), the system console, and possibly the host OS, and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot), via spoofed IP packets.

The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2008 with Sun Microsystems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5685 since 12/19/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 32805†), Secunia (SA33158†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021392†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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12/12/2008 🔍
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10/22/2018 +1315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45607
SecurityFocus: 32805 - Sun Fire Servers IP Spoofing Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 33158 - Sun Netra / Fire Servers IP Spoofing Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021392
Vupen: ADV-2008-3440

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/22/2018 07:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (56), 10/22/2018 07:13 (7)
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