Sun Solstice X.25 denial of service
| sun-solstice-x25-dos (46466) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Sun Solstice is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in multi-CPU systems running the X.25 protocol. A local attacker with read permissions to /dev/xty could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to cause a kernel panic.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.7 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 243106 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 243106: Security Vulnerability in Solstice X.25 May Allow Denial of Service (DoS).
- ASA-2008-445: Security Vulnerability in Solstice X.25 may allow Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 243106)
- BID-32215: Sun Solstice X.25 '/dev/xty' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-5009: Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.
- SA32667: Sun Solstice X.25 Local Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1021156: Sun Solstice X.25 s_xout Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3087: Sun Solstice X.25 /dev/xty Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
- Sun Solstice X.25 9.2
Reported:
Nov 07, 2008
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