VDB-58041 · CVE-2011-2290 · BID 48786

Sun Solaris 5.11 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sun Solaris 5.11. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2011-2290. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 5.11 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 10, and 11 Express allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Kernel/sockfs.

The weakness was released 07/20/2011 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2290 since 06/02/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119431 (Solaris Kernel/sockfs Local Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 48786†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32368†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-53257, VDB-58052, VDB-58051 and VDB-58050. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/02/2011 🔍
07/19/2011 +47 days 🔍
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07/20/2011 +1 days 🔍
07/20/2011 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1341 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3583 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Oracle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58041

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SecurityFocus: 48786 - Oracle Sun CVE-2011-2290 Local Solaris Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32368 - [cpujuly2011-313328] Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 Express Kernel/sockfs Unspecified Local Vulnerability., Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/12/2025 05:19
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 03/28/2017 08:55 (12), 01/12/2025 05:19 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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