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 UCODE_GET_VERSION IOCTL, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the ucode_get_rev function, related to retrieval of the microcode revision.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 57th percentile

Published

2010-02-03

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11351

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38452
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0270
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143913-01-1
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38016

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry