Oracle Solaris 8/9/10/11.1 sockfs denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris 8/9/10/11.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component sockfs. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4224. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris 8/9/10/11.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component sockfs. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10, and 11.1 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to sockfs.

The weakness was published 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4224 since 06/17/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74085 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 150114-02), 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 (94610), Tenable (74085), SecurityFocus (BID 68574†), Secunia (SA59504†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030588†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13217, VDB-13218, VDB-13219 and VDB-67096. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 74085
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 150114-02
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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-2014-4224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67140
X-Force: 94610 - Oracle Solaris sockfs denial of service
SecurityFocus: 68574 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2014-4224 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: 45450 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle Solaris Local DoS In the sockfs Component, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 10:55
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (74), 06/02/2017 07:47 (10), 02/09/2022 10:55 (4)
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