Sun Solaris 'lpadmin' and 'ppdmgr' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	33269
Class:	Unknown
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Jan 14 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 29 2009 05:40PM
Credit:	Mike Gerdts
Vulnerable:	Sun Solaris 10.0_x86 Sun Solaris 10.0 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_96 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_95 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_92 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_91 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_90 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_89 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_88 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_87 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_85 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_84 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_83 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_82 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_80 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_78 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_77 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_76 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_68 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_67 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_64 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_61 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_106 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_105 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_104 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_104 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_103 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_102 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_101 Sun OpenSolaris build snv_100 Avaya Interactive Response 3.0 Avaya Interactive Response 2.0 Avaya CMS Server 15.0
Not Vulnerable:	Sun OpenSolaris build snv_107

Sun Solaris 'lpadmin' and 'ppdmgr' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Sun Solaris is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Local attackers may exploit this issue to cause the vulnerable services, and potentially the underlying system, to become unresponsive, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Sun Solaris 'lpadmin' and 'ppdmgr' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Sun Solaris 'lpadmin' and 'ppdmgr' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Sun Solaris 10_x86

• Sun 127128-11
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21 -127128-11-1


• Sun 139391-01
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21 -139391-01-1

Sun Solaris 'lpadmin' and 'ppdmgr' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• OpenSolaris Homepage (Oracle)
  
• Solaris Homepage (Sun Microsystems)
  
• ASA-2009-026 Security Vulnerabilities in the Solaris lpadmin(1M) and ppdmgr(1M) (Avaya)
  
• Solution 249306 : Security Vulnerabilities in the Solaris lpadmin(1M) and ppd (Sun)