Solaris Platform Information and Control Library Daemon Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020609 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020609
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3426
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Aug 1 2008
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Original Entry Date: Aug 1 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 8, 9, 10
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Solaris Platform Information and Control Library daemon. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can exploit a flaw in picld(1M) to disable system monitoring and prevent certain system utilities (i.e., prtdiag(1M), prtpicl(1M), prtfru(1M)) from functioning properly.
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Impact:
A local user can disable system monitoring and prevent certain system utilities from functioning properly.
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Solution:
Sun has issued the following fixes.
SPARC Platform:
* Solaris 8 with patch 112169-07 or later
* Solaris 9 with patch 137400-01 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 138068-01 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_96 or later
x86 Platform:
* Solaris 9 with patch 137401-01 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 138069-01 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_96 or later
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239728-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239728-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Not specified
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 02:49:12 -0400
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239728-1
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