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Sun Solaris System Management Agent SNMP Daemon Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31155
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Release Date:
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2008-07-18
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Last Update:
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2008-07-31
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Popularity:
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4,250 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2292
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the System Management Agent (SMA) SNMP daemon (snmpd(1M)) and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.
This is related to:
SA30187
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability affects Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris.
Solution:
Apply patch.
-- SPARC platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 120272-21 or later.
OpenSolaris:
Fixed in builds snv_93 or later.
-- x86 platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 120273-23 or later.
OpenSolaris:
Fixed in builds snv_93 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Originally reported by John Kortink via a Net-snmp bug report.
Changelog:
2008-07-31: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239785-1
Other References:
SA30187:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30187/
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