Sun Solaris socket(3SOCKET) function denial of service
| sun-solaris-3socket-dos (46611) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error related to the socket(3SOCKET) function in systems without InfiniBand hardware. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to cause a kernel panic.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.4 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 242806 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 242806: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris Socket(3SOCKET) Function May Allow Unprivileged Users to Panic the System .
- BID-32296: Sun Solaris '3SOCKET' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-5111: Unspecified vulnerability in the socket function in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_57 through snv_91, when InfiniBand hardware is not installed, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors, related to the socksdpv_close function.
- SA32611: Sun Solaris socket Local Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1021231: Solaris Socket(3SOCKET) Bug Lets Local Users Crash the System
Platforms Affected:
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_57 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_57 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_58 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_58 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_59 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_59 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_60 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_60 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_61 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_61 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_62 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_62 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_63 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_63 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_64 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_64 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_65 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_65 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_66 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_66 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_67 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_67 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_68 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_68 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_69 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_69 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_70 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_70 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_71 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_71 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_72 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_72 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_73 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_73 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_74 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_74 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_75 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_75 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_76 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_76 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_77 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_77 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_78 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_78 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_79 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_79 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_79b x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_79b SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_80 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_80 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_81 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_81 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_82 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_82 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_83 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_83 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_84 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_84 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_85 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_85 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_86 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_86 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_87 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_87 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_88 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_88 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_89 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_89 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_90 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_90 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_91 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_91 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
Reported:
Nov 13, 2008
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