Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 on SPARC/x86 Basic Security Administrative denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 on SPARC/x86. Affected is an unknown function of the file Administrative of the component Basic Security Module. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0654. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 7.0/8.0/9.0 on SPARC/x86 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file Administrative of the component Basic Security Module. 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:

Unknown vulnerability in the Basic Security Module (BSM), when configured to audit either the Administrative (ad) or the System-Wide Administration (as) audit class in Solaris 7, 8, and 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic).

The bug was discovered 06/22/2004. The weakness was published 06/23/2004 with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0654 since 07/09/2004. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (16483), SecurityFocus (BID 10594†), OSVDB (7240†), Secunia (SA11930†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21924†). secunia.com is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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06/22/2004 🔍
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06/22/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2004 +1 days 🔍
06/23/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2004 +4 days 🔍
07/09/2004 +11 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +28 days 🔍
05/07/2009 +1735 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +5739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2004-0654 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-725

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X-Force: 16483 - Sun Solaris BSM audit denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 10594 - Sun Solaris Basic Security Module Auditing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11930 - Sun Solaris Basic Security Module Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 7240 - Solaris Basic Security Module (BSM) Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 21924 - Sun Solaris 7-9 BSM Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2004 12:35
Updated: 01/22/2025 08:48
Changes: 06/28/2004 12:35 (83), 06/28/2019 18:25 (3), 01/22/2025 08:48 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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