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TITLE:
Oracle Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46522

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-10-19

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DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Solaris, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially
sensitive information, manipulate certain data, and cause a DoS
(Denial of Service), by malicious users to cause a DoS, and by
malicious people to cause a DoS and potentially compromise a
vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified error in the LDAP library can be potentially
exploited to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 8, 9, 10, and 11 Express.

2) An unspecified error in the iSCSI DataMover (IDM) component can be
exploited to cause a DoS.

This vulnerability is reported in version 11 Express.

3) An unspecified error in the Process File System (procfs) component
can be exploited to manipulate certain data or cause a DoS.

This vulnerability is reported in versions 10 and 11 Express.

4) An unspecified error in the Network Status Monitor (statd(1M))
component can be exploited to cause a DoS.

5) An unspecified error in the Remote Quota Server (rquotad(1M))
component can be exploited to cause a DoS.

6) An unspecified error in the Kernel/Filesystem component can be
exploited to cause a DoS.

Vulnerabilities #4 through #6 are reported in versions 8, 9, 10, and
11 Express.

7) An unspecified error in the Kernel/Performance Counter BackEnd
Module (pcbe) component can be exploited to cause a DoS.

This vulnerability is reported in versions 10 and 11 Express.

8) An unspecified error in the ZFS component can be exploited by
malicious, local users to cause a DoS.

9) An unspecified error in the Network Services Library
(libnsl(3LIB)) component can be exploited to disclose certain
information.

Vulnerabilities #8 and #9 are reported in version 10.

10) An unspecified error in the xscreensaver component can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose or manipulate certain
information.

This vulnerability is reported in versions 9 and 11 Express.

11) An unspecified error in the ZFS component can be exploited to
cause a DoS.

This vulnerability is reported in versions 10 and 11 Express.

12) An unspecified error in the DTrace Software Library
(libdtrace(3LIB) can be exploited to cause a DoS.

13) An unspecified error in the ZFS component can be exploited to
cause a DoS.

14) An unspecified error in the ZFS component can be exploited to
disclose certain information.

Vulnerabilities #12 through #14 are reported in version 10.

15) An unspecified error in the Zones component can be exploited to
cause a DoS.

This vulnerability is reported in versions 10 and 11 Express.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches (see vendor's advisory for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
It is currently unclear who reported the vulnerabilities as the
Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2011 only provides a bundled
list of credits. This section will be updated when/if the original
reporters provide more information.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2011-330135.html#AppendixSUNS

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