bugtraq - Re: iDefense Security Advisory 10.02.07: Sun Microsystems Solaris FIFO FS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Message-ID: <47052DE2.2010707@idefense.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:16:02 -0400
From: iDefense Labs <labs-no-reply@...fense.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
	vulnwatch@...nwatch.org
Subject: Re: iDefense Security Advisory 10.02.07: Sun Microsystems Solaris
 FIFO FS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Zaraza,

Thank you for pointing out the misleading text.  The vulnerability is a
signedness error which leads to information disclosure.  We have updated
the advisory to read as follows.

===
negative value can cause large amounts of kernel memory contents to be
disclosed.
===

VeriSign iDefense Labs

> From: 3APA3A <3APA3A_at_SECURITY.NNOV.RU>
> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:38:51 +0400
> 
> Dear iDefense Labs,
> 
> Can you please clarify this issue? According to subject it looks like
> information leak (information disclosure) issue, while according to
> description, it looks more like memory leak (Denial of Service) issue.