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TITLE:
Sun Solaris 8 Directory Functions Local Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29217

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/29217/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 8
https://secunia.com/product/94/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Solaris, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error related to
directory functions and can be exploited to crash an affected system
via a sequence of system calls or commands issued in a specific
manner.

The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 8 for both the SPARC and x86
platforms.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 117350-53 or later.
https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117350-53-1

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 117351-53 or later.
https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117351-53-1

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200163-1

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