Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Summary
Title Sun Alert 103061 Security Vulnerability in Solaris Named Pipes (pipe(2)) May Allow Unauthorized Data Access
Informations
Name SUN-103061 First vendor Publication 2007-10-02
Vendor Sun Last vendor Modification 2007-10-02
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 4.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System, Solaris 8 Operating System

A security vulnerability in the Solaris Named Pipes (pipe(2)) may allow a local unprivileged user to gain access to unauthorized memory locations. This may allow a local unprivileged user to read potentially sensitive data in the kernel's memory layout or in the memory layouts of other processes running on the system.

Additional information on Solaris Named Pipes (pipe(2)) is available at:

Sun acknowledges, with thanks, an anonymous researcher working with the VeriSign iDefense VCP.

Avoidance: Patch
State: Resolved
First released: 02-Oct-2007

Original Source

Url : http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_103061_security_vulnerability

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-189 Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2170
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2170
Title: Security Vulnerability in Solaris Named Pipes (pipe(2)) May Allow Unauthorized Data Access
Description: Integer signedness error in FIFO filesystems (named pipes) on Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to read the contents of unspecified memory locations via a negative maximum length value to the I_PEEK ioctl.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2007-5225
Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 3

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2008-03-10 Solaris 8/9/10 - fifofs I_PEEK Local Kernel Memory Leak Exploit

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for connld, fifofs, fifonode 117471-04
File : nvt/gb_solaris_117471_04.nasl
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for connld, fifofs, fifonode 117472-04
File : nvt/gb_solaris_117472_04.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
37714 Solaris FIFO (Named Pipes) I_PEEK ioctl Arbitrary Memory Disclosure

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2007-10-17 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 109455-06
File : solaris8_x86_109455.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 117472-04
File : solaris9_x86_117472.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-03 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 109454-06
File : solaris8_109454.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-03 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 117471-04
File : solaris9_117471.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO