Sun Solaris RPC Module denial of service

solaris-rpc-module-dos (38718) The risk level is classified as LowLow 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 8 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 9 x86

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103083 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 103083, Race Condition in the Solaris Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Module May Result in a System Panic at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103083-1.
  • 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.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2007-4035: Sun Solaris Remote Procedure Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • 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

Reported:

Nov 28, 2007

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