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09 Jan 2009
Sun Alert 242266 Security Vulnerability in Solaris IP Tunnel Parameter Processing May Lead to a System Panic or Possible Execution of Arbitrary Code by Unprivileged Users
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System OpenSolaris A security vulnerability in the Solaris 10 IP tunnel parameter processing (see tun(7M)) may allow a local unprivileged user the ability to panic the system or execute arbitrary commands with all (super-user) privileges. The ability to panic a system is a type of Denial of Service (DoS). Sun acknowledges with thanks, Tobias Klein (http://www.trapkit.de/) for bringing this issue to our attention. This issue is also referenced in the following document: State: Resolved First released: 17-Dec-2008
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