Sun Solaris RPC Module denial of service
| solaris-rpc-module-dos (38718) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a race condition that can occur in the Solaris Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Module. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a system panic, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.9 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103083 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 103083: Race Condition in the Solaris Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Module May Result in a System Panic.
- ASA-2007-508: Race Condition in the Solaris Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Module May Result in a System Panic (Sun 103083)
- BID-26627: Sun Solaris RPC Module Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6180: Race condition in the Remote Procedure Call kernel module (rpcmod) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.
- SA27831: Sun Solaris Remote Procedure Call Module Denial of Service
- SA28057: Avaya CMS / IR Solaris Remote Procedure Call Module Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1019011: Solaris RPC Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4035: Sun Solaris Remote Procedure Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
Reported:
Nov 28, 2007
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