2008-0718 | Sun Solaris input validation (BID-27773 / XFDB-40325)

By Max On Jul 31, 2021

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sun Solaris 9/10 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 02/05/2008. The weakness was published 02/11/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0718 since 02/11/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/31/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30172 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 123403-01), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 27773), X-Force (40325), Secunia (SA28921), Vulnerability Center (SBV-17600) and Tenable (30172).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 30172
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 123403-01
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OpenVAS ID: 855395
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for krb5, gss 115168-21
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Patch: vupen.com

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