Oracle Solaris 10 Kernel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle Solaris 10. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-3453. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Solaris 10 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. 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 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Kernel.

The weakness was published 07/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3453 since 03/17/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92452 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jul2016_SRU11_2_14_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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296004 (Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJUL2016)).

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 Tenable (92452) and SecurityFocus (BID 91787†). Similar entries are available at VDB-76354, VDB-78584, VDB-78603 and VDB-78601. 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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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 92452
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jul2016_SRU11_2_14_5_0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90100
SecurityFocus: 91787 - Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036407

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2016 11:30
Updated: 10/07/2024 02:04
Changes: 07/20/2016 11:30 (64), 03/04/2019 12:11 (13), 09/08/2022 14:25 (3), 10/07/2024 02:04 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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