Sun Solaris up to 9 Subsystem denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris up to 9. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Subsystem. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-2596. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris up to 9 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Subsystem. 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 the Solaris Auditing subsystem in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_121, when extended file attributes are used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to fad_aupath structure members.

The weakness was presented 07/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2596 since 07/27/2009. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24858 (Solaris 9 (sparc) : 122300-61), 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 116533 (Sun Solaris Auditing Extended File Attributes Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020765.1)).

Upgrading to version 10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51976), Tenable (24858), SecurityFocus (BID 35787†), Secunia (SA35980†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23064†). See VDB-3290, VDB-3337, VDB-4565 and VDB-5246 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.2
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 24858
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (sparc) : 122300-61
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Solaris 10

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49153
X-Force: 51976
SecurityFocus: 35787 - Sun Solaris Auditing Extended File Attributes (fsattr(5)) Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35980 - Sun Solaris Auditing Extended File Attributes Denial of Service, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 23064 - Sun Solaris 9 and 10 and OpenSolaris \x3C snv_121 Auditing Extended File Attributes Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 04:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/12/2017 13:08 (13), 08/12/2021 21:41 (3), 03/30/2025 04:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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