Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 sendfilev denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function sendfilev. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1356. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0 (Operating System). This affects the function sendfilev. 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:

Unknown vulnerability in the sendfilev function in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/22/2004. The weakness was presented 04/22/2004 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1356 since 01/06/2005. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13578 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115033 (Sun Solaris Sendfilev Function Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15946), Tenable (13578), SecurityFocus (BID 10202†), OSVDB (5619†) and Secunia (SA11457†). See VDB-632 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 13578
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1356 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-633

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X-Force: 15946 - Sun Solaris sendfilev denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 10202 - Sun Solaris SendFileV Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11457 - Sun Solaris "sendfilev()" Extended Library Function Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 5619 - Solaris Extended Library Function sendfilev DoS
Vulnerability Center: 8845 - DoS in Sun Solaris 8,9 via Sendfilev Function, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2004 12:51
Updated: 07/06/2025 18:54
Changes: 04/26/2004 12:51 (82), 06/28/2019 10:52 (1), 03/09/2021 13:50 (5), 07/06/2025 18:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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