Oracle Solaris 8/9 sort

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Oracle Solaris 8/9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component sort. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3122. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 8/9 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component sort. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to sort.

The weakness was released 07/17/2012 with Oracle as Patch Day July 2012 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3122 since 06/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120353 (Solaris "sort" Component Local Access Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77055), SecurityFocus (BID 54562†), OSVDB (83929†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027274†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35616†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5783, VDB-5697, VDB-5766 and VDB-5728. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Patch Day July 2012
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3122 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3122
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5776
X-Force: 77055 - Oracle Solaris sort(1) unspecified, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 54562 - Oracle Sun Produts Suite CVE-2012-3122 Local Solaris Vulnerability
OSVDB: 83929
SecurityTracker: 1027274 - Solaris Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Access and Modify Data and Deny Service and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 35616 - [cpujul2012-392727] Oracle Solaris 8 and 9 Allows to Affect Confidentiality and Integrity via Vectors Related to Sort, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2012 16:00
Updated: 12/31/2024 03:46
Changes: 07/30/2012 16:00 (70), 04/19/2017 10:30 (6), 12/31/2024 03:46 (17)
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