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Sun Solaris 8 Directory Functions Local Denial of Service

Secunia Advisory:	SA29217
Release Date:	2008-03-03
Last Update:	2008-03-05

Critical:	Not critical
Impact:	DoS
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Sun Solaris 8


CVE reference:	CVE-2008-1115 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error related to directory functions and can be exploited to crash an affected system via a sequence of system calls or commands issued in a specific manner. The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 8 for both the SPARC and x86 platforms. Solution: Apply patches. -- SPARC Platform -- Solaris 8: Apply patch 117350-53 or later. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117350-53-1 -- x86 Platform -- Solaris 8: Apply patch 117351-53 or later. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/docume...setkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117351-53-1 Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by the vendor. Changelog: 2008-03-05: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200163-1



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