Oracle Solaris 10 Kernel/Boot denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Solaris 10. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel/Boot. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0404. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 10 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel/Boot. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Kernel/Boot.

The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0404 since 12/07/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 64661 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 148113-02), 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 121069 (Solaris Kernel/Boot Local Vulnerability).

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 X-Force (83523), Tenable (64661), SecurityFocus (BID 59230†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39284†). zdnet.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-7066, VDB-7607, VDB-8322 and VDB-8265 are pretty similar. 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: 64661
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 148113-02
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8387

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X-Force: 83523
SecurityFocus: 59230 - Oracle Sun Products Suite CVE-2013-0404 Local Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39284 - [cpuapr2013-1899555] Oracle Sun Solaris 10 Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Kernel/Boot - CVE-2013-0404, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2013 11:51
Updated: 12/28/2024 18:00
Changes: 04/17/2013 11:51 (76), 04/28/2017 08:52 (3), 05/08/2021 14:07 (3), 12/28/2024 18:00 (18)
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