CVE-2010-0453
The ucode_ioctl function in intel/io/ucode_drv.c in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_69 through snv_133, when running on x86 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a request with a 0 size value to the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ucode_ioctl function in intel/io/ucode_drv.c in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_69 through snv_133, when running on x86 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a request with a 0 size value to the UCODE_GET_VERSION IOCTL, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the ucode_get_rev function, related to retrieval of the microcode revision.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- sun/opensolaris · sun/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/62046
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38452Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143913-01-1Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275910-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021799.1-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509276/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38016
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2010-001.txt
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0270Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55991
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6959
- http://osvdb.org/62046
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38452Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143913-01-1Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275910-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021799.1-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509276/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38016
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2010-001.txt
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0270Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55991
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6959
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.