Sun Solaris STFontServerD File Corruption Vulnerability

BID:12656

Info

Sun Solaris STFontServerD File Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12656
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 24 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 24 2005 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was announced by the vendor.
Vulnerable: Sun Solaris 9_x86
Sun Solaris 9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Solaris STFontServerD File Corruption Vulnerability

Sun Solaris Standard Type Services Framework Font Server Daemon (stfontserverd) is prone to a local vulnerability that may result in arbitrary files being overwritten or deleted.

The vendor has stated that this could cause a denial of service condition.

The vulnerability only affects Solaris 9.0 releases.

Exploit / POC

Sun Solaris STFontServerD File Corruption Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Sun Solaris STFontServerD File Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Sun has released patches to address this issue.


Sun Solaris 9_x86

Sun Solaris 9

References

Sun Solaris STFontServerD File Corruption Vulnerability

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