Sun Solaris ata(7D) driver denial of service
| solaris-ata-dos (36171) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ata(7D) driver's ioctl(2) functions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a kernel panic.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.9 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102988 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102988: Security Vulnerabilities in the ata(7D) Disk Driver May Lead to a Denial of Service Condition.
- ASA-2007-369: Security Vulnerabilities in the ata(7D) Disk Driver May Lead to a Denial of Service Condition (Sun 102988)
- BID-25389: Sun Solaris x86 ATA(7D) Disk Driver Multiple Local Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4492: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ata disk driver in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 on the x86 platform before 20070821 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system panic) via unspecified ioctl functions, aka Bug 6433123.
- CVE-2007-4495: Unspecified vulnerability in the ata disk driver in Sun Solaris 10 on the x86 platform before 20070821 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic) via an unspecified ioctl function, aka Bug 6433124.
- SA26558: Sun Solaris ATA Disk Driver IOCTLs Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1018597: Solaris x86 ATA Disk Driver IOCTL Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2933: Sun Solaris ATA Disk Driver IOCTLs Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
Reported:
Aug 21, 2007
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