Sun OpenSolaris up to Snv 108 Kernel Patch crgetlabel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun OpenSolaris. Impacted is the function crgetlabel of the component Kernel Patch. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-2297. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun OpenSolaris (Operating System). Affected is the function crgetlabel of the component Kernel Patch. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the udp subsystem in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_90 through snv_108, when Solaris Trusted Extensions is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors involving the crgetlabel function, related to a "TX panic." NOTE: this issue exists because of a regression in earlier kernel patches.

The bug was discovered 06/30/2009. The weakness was shared 07/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2297 since 07/02/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116500 (Sun Solaris Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020634.1)).

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 (51476), SecurityFocus (BID 35545†), OSVDB (55549†), Secunia (SA35579†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22744†). The entry VDB-48833 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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OpenVAS ID: 855707
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for kernel 141414-02
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2009-2297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48834
X-Force: 51476
SecurityFocus: 35545 - Sun Solaris Kernel 'udp(7p)' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35579
OSVDB: 55549 - Sun - Solaris - Kernel 'udp(7p)' Remote Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22744 - Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris < snv_109 Kernel UDP(7p) Patch Regression DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/06/2025 08:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (65), 09/06/2019 21:31 (6), 04/06/2025 08:03 (18)
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