Sun Solaris Inter-Process Communication denial of service
| sun-solaris-ipc-dos (41146) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error related to the Inter-Process Communication message queue sub-system. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to block a message queue.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 231403 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 231403: A Security Vulnerability Relating to Inter-Process Communication (IPC) May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
- ASA-2008-136: A Security Vulnerability Relating to Inter-Process Communication (IPC) May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 231403)
- BID-28214: Sun Solaris 10 Inter-Process Communication (IPC) Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1317: Unspecified vulnerability in the Inter-Process Communication (IPC) message queue subsystem in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via blocked I/O message queues.
- SA29352: Sun Solaris 10 Inter-Process Communication Denial of Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0858: Sun Solaris Inter-Process Communication Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Mar 11, 2008
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