Sun Solaris VFS denial of service
| solaris-vfs-dos (37042) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in Virtual File System (VFS). A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available kernel memory, resulting in a denial of service.
*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: 103088 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 103088: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 Virtual File System (VFS) may Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition.
- ASA-2007-438: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 Virtual File System (VFS) may Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition (Sun 103088)
- BID-25992: Sun Solaris Virtual File System Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5367: Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual File System (VFS) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- SA27154: Sun Solaris Virtual File System (VFS) Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1018796: Solaris Virtual File System Bug Lets Local Users Consume Kernel Memory
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3444: Sun Solaris Virtual File System (VFS) Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Oct 09, 2007
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