PT-2006-6904 · Sun · Sun Solaris

Published 2006-12-04 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2006-6275

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10

Description A race condition in the kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service, possibly related to the exitlwps function and signals such as SIGKILL and /proc PCAGENT signals.

Recommendations For Sun Solaris versions 8 through 10, consider applying configuration changes to mitigate the risk of exploitation, such as restricting access to sensitive kernel functions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6275

Affected Products

Sun Solaris

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6275 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4792 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23187 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102574-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1626 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017321 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30637 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21372 · Note