Title: Sun Solaris 8 Directory Functions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Sun Solaris is an enterprise-grade UNIX distribution.
Solaris is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because of an unspecified issue that affects directory functions. A sequence of system calls or commands issued in a specific manner can trigger this issue.
A local unprivileged attacker can exploit this issue to cause a system crash on an affected computer, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.
Very few technical details are currently available regarding this issue. We will update this BID as more information emerges.
This issue affects Solaris 8 for SPARC and x86 architectures.
Affected Products:
- Sun Solaris 8
- Sun Solaris 8_x86
References:
- Sun Microsystems: 200163 - Security Vulnerability in Solaris 8 Directory Functions
- Sun Microsystems: Solaris Homepage
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