Sun Solaris event port denial of service
| solaris-eventport-dos (43005) |  Medium 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.
*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: 235122 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
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) .
- 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.
- OSVDB ID: 46148: Solaris Event Port Implementation User-defined Event Handling Local DoS
- 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
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Jun 11, 2008
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