Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-3208 - Local Security vulnerability in Oracle Solaris

047910
CVSS 4.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
sun
nessus

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 10 and 11 allows local users to affect availability, related to Kernel/RCTL.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Sun
2

Nessus

NASL familySolaris Local Security Checks
NASL idSOLARIS_OCT2012_SRU9_5.NASL
descriptionThis Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address a critical security update : - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel/RCTL). Supported versions that are affected are 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-2012-3208)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id76833
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/76833
titleOracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU9_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(76833);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/14 14:36:23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3208");
  script_bugtraq_id(56069);

  script_name(english:"Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU9_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 a critical
security update :

  - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun
    Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel/RCTL). Supported
    versions that are affected are 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-2012-3208)"
  );
  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 = "0.5.11-0.175.0.9.0.5.0";

flag = 0;

if (solaris_check_release(release:"0.5.11-0.175.0.9.0.5.0", sru:"11/11 SRU 9.5") > 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);