Sun Solaris Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Unspecified Security Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28733
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2008-1778
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Apr 03 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:30PM
Credit:	Sun Microsystems
Vulnerable:	Sun Solaris 9_x86 Sun Solaris 10_x86
Not Vulnerable:

Sun Solaris Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Unspecified Security Vulnerability

Sun Solaris is prone to an unspecified vulnerability that affects its implementation of floating-point context switching.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions or data-integrity issues.

This issue affects Solaris 9 and 10 for x86 platforms.

Sun Solaris Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Unspecified Security Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Sun Solaris Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Unspecified Security Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Sun Solaris Floating Point Context Switch Implementation Unspecified Security Vulnerability

References:

• Solaris Homepage (Sun Microsystems)
  
• Solution 233921: A Security Vulnerability in Floating Point Context Switch Impl (Sun Microsystems)