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Sun Solaris 8 Directory Functions Local Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29217
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Release Date:
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2008-03-03
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Last Update:
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2008-03-05
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Popularity:
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3,430 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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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 8
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1115
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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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