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>> Sun Solaris Inter-Process Communication Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Sun Solaris Inter-Process Communication Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0858
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1317
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-03-12
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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 issue is caused by an error in the Inter-Process Communication (IPC) message queue sub-system, which may allow a local unprivileged user to block all I/O on a message queue until the system is rebooted, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Sun Solaris 10
Solution
Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC) - Apply patch 127111-10 or later
Sun Solaris 10 (x86) - Apply patch 127112-10 or later
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0858
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231403-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor.
ChangeLog
2008-03-12 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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