Sun Solaris event port denial of service

solaris-eventport-dos (43005) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the event port implementation. By executing a specially-crafted application that enters and receives user-defined port events, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a system panic resulting in a denial of service.

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 235122 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 235122, Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 Event Port Implementation May Lead to a System Panic, Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-235122-1.
  • ASA-2008-259: Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 Event Port Implementation May Lead to a System Panic Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 235122)
  • BID-29680: Sun Solaris 10 Event Port Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-2706: Unspecified vulnerability in the event port implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by submitting and retrieving user-defined events, probably related to a NULL dereference.
  • SA30653: Sun Solaris Event Port Local Denial of Service
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020274: Solaris Event Port Implementation Null Pointer Dereference Lets Local Users Deny Service
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-1807: Sun Solaris Event Port Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability

Reported:

Jun 11, 2008

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