CVE-2010-0453

N/A Unknown
Published: February 03, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/62046
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38452
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143913-01-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275910-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021799.1-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509276/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38016
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2010-001.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0270
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55991
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6959
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/62046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143913-01-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275910-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021799.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509276/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2010-001.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6959
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
58th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

sun

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