Oracle Solaris 10/11 Kernel/RCTL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris 10/11. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file Kernel/RCTL of the component Kernel/RCTL. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-3208. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Solaris 10/11 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file Kernel/RCTL of the component Kernel/RCTL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 10 and 11 allows local users to affect availability, related to Kernel/RCTL.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2012 with Oracle as cpuoct2012-1515893 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3208 since 06/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76833 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU9_5), 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 120905 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.5 Missing).

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 Tenable (76833), SecurityFocus (BID 56069†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36659†). Additional details are provided at darkreading.com. The entries VDB-5385, VDB-5777, VDB-5760 and VDB-6718 are pretty similar. 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: 76833
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU9_5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cpuoct2012-1515893
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2012-3208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6772

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SecurityFocus: 56069 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2012-3208 Local Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 36659 - [cpuoct2012-1515893] Oracle Sun Solaris 10, 11 Local Unspecified Vulnerability Affects Availability - CVE-2012-3208, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2012 10:00
Updated: 04/18/2021 13:25
Changes: 10/18/2012 10:00 (69), 04/19/2017 10:31 (11), 04/18/2021 13:25 (2)
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