Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2029. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 85 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in rpc.nisd in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_104, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NIS+ daemon hang) via unspecified vectors related to NIS+ callbacks.

The bug was discovered 06/09/2009. The weakness was released 06/11/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2029 since 06/11/2009. 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39325 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 140917-02), 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 116457 (Sun Solaris rpc.nisd NIS+ Server Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020356.1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51031), Tenable (39325), SecurityFocus (BID 35276†), OSVDB (55049†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22558†). 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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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 39325
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 140917-02
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OpenVAS ID: 855770
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for rpc.nisd 140917-02
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48571

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X-Force: 51031
SecurityFocus: 35276 - Sun Solaris 'rpc.nisd(1M)' Daemon NIS+ Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55049 - Sun - Solaris - 'rpc.nisd(1M)' Daemon NIS+ Server Remote Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22558 - Sun Solaris 8 - 10 and OpenSolaris < snv_104 rpc.nisd Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1566

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (71), 09/06/2019 09:23 (7)
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