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>> Sun Solaris "syslog" Unspecified Request Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Sun Solaris "syslog" Unspecified Request Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3768
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5012
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-09-26
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A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Solaris, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error when processing certain commands, which could allow a local unprivileged user to disable the "syslog" function, resulting in the failure of messages to be written to the system log.
Affected Products
Solaris 8
Solaris 9
Solaris 10
Solution
Solaris 8 (SPARC) - Apply patch 117350-38 or later
Solaris 9 (SPARC) - Apply patch 118558-29 or later
Solaris 10 (SPARC) - Apply patch 118833-19 or later
Solaris 8 (x86) - Apply patch 117351-38 or later
Solaris 9 (x86) - Apply patch 118559-29 or later
Solaris 10 (x86) - Apply patch 118855-16 or later
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3768
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102510-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor
ChangeLog
2006-09-26 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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