PT-2009-4157 · Sun · Sun Solaris

Published 2009-05-18 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-1673

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sun Solaris version 9

Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system panic. This is achieved by calling the fstat() function with a first argument of AT FDCWD.

Recommendations: For Sun Solaris version 9, consider restricting access to the fstat() function to prevent the denial of service. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the fstat() function with the AT FDCWD argument until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1673

Affected Products

Sun Solaris

References · 13

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-122300-40-1 · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1315 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1673 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257988-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-188.htm · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50557 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6256 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/54464 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1388 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35103 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022232 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34979 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35119 · Note