Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-3203 - Local Security vulnerability in SUN Sunos 5.11

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
sun
nessus

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11 allows local users to affect availability, related to Gnome Display Manager GDM.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Sun
1

Nessus

NASL familySolaris Local Security Checks
NASL idSOLARIS_OCT2012_SRU8_5.NASL
descriptionThis Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). Supported versions that are affected are 9, 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability requiring logon to Operating System. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized Operating System hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS). (CVE-2012-3207) - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: Gnome Display Manager(GDM)). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability requiring logon to Operating System. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. (CVE-2012-3203)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id76832
published2014-07-26
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76832
titleOracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU8_5
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the Oracle CPU for oct2012.
#
include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(76832);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/14 14:36:23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3203", "CVE-2012-3207");
  script_bugtraq_id(56053, 56062);

  script_name(english:"Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU8_5");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the oct2012 CPU");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch from CPU
oct2012."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address critical
security updates :

  - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun
    Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). Supported
    versions that are affected are 9, 10 and 11. Easily
    exploitable vulnerability requiring logon to Operating
    System. Successful attack of this vulnerability can
    result in unauthorized Operating System hang or
    frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS).
    (CVE-2012-3207)

  - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun
    Products Suite (subcomponent: Gnome Display
    Manager(GDM)). The supported version that is affected is
    11. Easily exploitable vulnerability requiring logon to
    Operating System. Successful attack of this
    vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to
    cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete
    DOS) of Solaris. (CVE-2012-3203)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=1475188.1"
  );
  # https://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@otn/documents/webcontent/1865039.xml
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6c6537c6"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Install the oct2012 CPU from the Oracle support website."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/10/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/07/26");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Solaris Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Solaris11/release");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("solaris.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Solaris11/release");
if (isnull(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Solaris11");


fix_release = "0.5.11-0.175.0.8.0.5.0";

flag = 0;

if (solaris_check_release(release:"0.5.11-0.175.0.8.0.5.0", sru:"11/11 SRU 8.5") > 0) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:solaris_get_report2());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "Solaris", fix_release, release);