Oracle Solaris up to 11 sshd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris up to 11. This impacts an unknown function of the component sshd. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0099. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris up to 11 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component sshd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 9, 10, and 11 Express allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to sshd.

The weakness was presented 01/17/2012 with Oracle (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0099 since 12/12/2011. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107548 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 143559-10), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119845 (Solaris SSH "sshd" Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at oracle.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72506), Tenable (107548), SecurityFocus (BID 51500†), OSVDB (78425†) and Secunia (SA47611†). See VDB-4564, VDB-4560, VDB-4566 and VDB-4559 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 107548
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 143559-10
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Patch: oracle.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0099 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4563

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X-Force: 72506 - Oracle Sun Solaris denial of service, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 51500 - Oracle Sun Solaris CVE-2012-0099 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 47611 - Oracle Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 78425
SecurityTracker: 1026538

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 01/05/2025 12:34
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (76), 04/01/2019 17:12 (4), 01/05/2025 12:34 (18)
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