Oracle Solaris 10/11.1 CPU Performance Counters Drivers denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle Solaris 10/11.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CPU Performance Counters Drivers. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4215. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component CPU Performance Counters Drivers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 10 and 11.1 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to CPU performance counters (CPC) drivers.

The weakness was shared 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4215 since 06/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76819 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jul2014_SRU11_1_17_5_0), 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 122330 (Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJUL2014)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94609), Tenable (76819), SecurityFocus (BID 68569†), Secunia (SA59504†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030588†). The entries VDB-13217, VDB-13218, VDB-13219 and VDB-67096 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 76819
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jul2014_SRU11_1_17_5_0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4215 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67139
X-Force: 94609 - Oracle Solaris CPU performance counters (CPC) drivers denial of service
SecurityFocus: 68569 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2014-4215 Local Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 59504 - Oracle Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030588 - Solaris Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 45442 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle Solaris 10 and 11.1 Local DoS In the CPU Performance Counters (CPC) Drivers Component, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 10:50
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (75), 06/02/2017 07:45 (9), 02/09/2022 10:50 (4)
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