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Sun Solaris sysinfo Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10006
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Release Date:
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2003-10-15
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Last Update:
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2005-02-10
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Popularity:
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10,496 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 2.6
Sun Solaris 7
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Sun has reported a vulnerability in Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to potentially gain knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to an undisclosed vulnerability in the "sysinfo()" system call, which can be exploited to read arbitrary portions of kernel memory.
The vulnerability affects versions 2.6 through 9 on SPARC platforms and versions 2.6 through 8 on x86 platforms.
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