Sun Solaris up to Snv 119 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-2488. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sun Solaris (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the NFSv4 module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_102 through snv_119, allows local users to cause a denial of service (client panic) via vectors involving "file operations."

The weakness was released 07/15/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2488 since 07/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39762 (Solaris 10 (sparc) : 141733-04), 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 116514 (Sun Solaris NFSv4 Kernel Module Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020679.1)).

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51774), Tenable (39762), SecurityFocus (BID 35714†), OSVDB (55876†) and Secunia (SA35874†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-49059. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 39762
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (sparc) : 141733-04
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OpenVAS ID: 855642
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for klmmod 141734-03
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49061

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X-Force: 51774
SecurityFocus: 35714 - Sun Solaris NFS Version 4 Kernel Module Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35874 - Sun Solaris NFSv4 Kernel Module Local Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 55876 - Solaris NFSv4 Kernel Module Client System Panic Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 22960 - Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_102-snv_119 NFSv4 Module Unspecified Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1922

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 03/31/2025 05:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (67), 02/12/2017 12:52 (13), 08/12/2021 14:52 (3), 03/31/2025 05:42 (16)
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