Sun Solaris Human Interface Device (HID) denial of service

solaris-hid-dos (36794) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the Human Interface Device (HID). A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a kernel panic, resulting in a denial of service.

Platforms Affected:

  • Avaya, Call Management System 12
  • Avaya, Call Management System 13
  • Avaya, Call Management System 13.1
  • Avaya, Call Management System 14
  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 9 x86

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102883 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Avaya:
Refer to ASA-2007-410 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 102883, Security Vulnerability in the Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver for Solaris at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102883-1.
  • ASA-2007-410: Security Vulnerability in the Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver for Solaris (Sun 102883)
  • BID-25814: Sun Solaris Human Interface Device Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-5118: Unspecified vulnerability in the HID (Human Interface Device) class driver in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20070925 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.
  • SA26874: Sun Solaris Human Interface Device Denial of Service
  • SA27019: Avaya CMS Solaris Human Interface Device Denial of Service
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018738: Solaris Human Interface Device Driver Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3273: Sun Solaris Human Interface Device Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Reported:

Sep 25, 2007

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