CVE-2009-4080: Low severity oracle solaris and zettabyte file system (zfs) vulnerability

Published Nov 27, 2009
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ldapcachemgr (aka the LDAP client configuration cache daemon) in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv78, allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors involving multiple serviceSearchDescriptor attributes and a call to the getldaplookup function, and unspecified other vectors.

Affected Software

78 affected components
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_14
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_01
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_67
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_12
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_57
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_47
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_32
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_70
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_34
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_08
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_66
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_75
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_25
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_07
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_21
Sun OpenSolaris<=snv_77
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_51
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_45
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_52
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_68
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_41
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_20
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_54
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_76
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_33
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_26
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_17
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_05
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_15
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_48
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_42
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_69
Sun SunOS=5.8
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_44
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_73
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_61
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_35
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_38
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_56
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_28
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_74
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_16
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_19
Sun SunOS=5.10
Sun SunOS=5.9
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_50
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_27
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_06
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_02
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_22
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_59
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_63
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_49
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_39
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_71
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_64
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_46
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_60
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_72
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_29
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_58
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_40
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_37
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_36
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_43
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_03
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_11
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_24
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_04
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_55
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_62
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_65
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_31
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_53
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_09
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_18
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_30
Sun OpenSolaris=snv_23

Remediation

Patch Available

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112960-69-1

Event History

Nov 27, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4080?

CVE-2009-4080 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Sun Solaris.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-4080?

To resolve CVE-2009-4080, update your Sun Solaris system to the latest version available that addresses the vulnerability.

3

What versions of Solaris are affected by CVE-2009-4080?

CVE-2009-4080 affects multiple versions of Sun Solaris, including Solaris 9 and 10, as well as OpenSolaris before snv_78.

4

What kind of exploit does CVE-2009-4080 allow?

CVE-2009-4080 allows local users to exploit the vulnerabilities, potentially causing the ldap_cachemgr daemon to crash.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-4080?

Yes, Sun has released patches for CVE-2009-4080 that you can apply to affected Solaris systems.

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