OSVDB ID: 27639

Title: Sun N1 Grid Engine Unspecified Local Overflows

Info

Disclosure

Jul 28, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Multiple local overflows exists in Sun N1 Grid Engine. The N1 Grid Engine fails to check unspecified boundaries resulting in various buffer overflows. This flaw could be exploited by local users and it may be possible to execute arbitrary code to gain elevated privileges resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds. Note that the version number has not evolved (6.0) but the patch level did.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Grid Engine

5.3

N1 Grid Engine

6

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/27639