PT-2003-2036 · Sun · Sun Solaris

Published 2003-02-18 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2003-1079

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Solaris versions 2.5.1 through 9 for SPARC Sun Solaris versions 2.5.1 through 8 for x86

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by making certain RPC calls with arguments that lead to large memory allocations.

Recommendations For Sun Solaris versions 2.5.1 through 9 for SPARC, restrict access to UDP RPC services to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Sun Solaris versions 2.5.1 through 8 for x86, consider disabling UDP RPC until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1079

Affected Products

Sun Solaris

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1079 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/8092 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50626-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1006131 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11368 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6883 · Note