Sun Solaris 8/9 fork/exec resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sun Solaris 8/9. Impacted is the function fork/exec. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2972. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Solaris 8/9 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is the function fork/exec. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "fork()/exec() bomb."

The weakness was released 08/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2972. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13319 (Solaris 8 (sparc) : 109320-22), 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 116583 (Sun Solaris Print Service Denial of Service Vulnerability (1020773.1)).

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 (52768), Tenable (13319), SecurityFocus (BID 36148†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23313†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

Solaris

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 13319
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (sparc) : 109320-22
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

08/25/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49681

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X-Force: 52768
SecurityFocus: 36148 - Sun Solaris Print Service (in.lpd(1M)) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23313 - Sun Solaris 8 and 9 in.lpd(1M) Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/12/2025 23:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/13/2017 10:28 (8), 08/20/2021 15:31 (4), 08/20/2021 15:37 (1), 03/12/2025 23:08 (16)
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