CVE-2003-1071

Public Exploit

Description

rpc.walld (wall daemon) for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to send messages to logged on users that appear to come from arbitrary user IDs by closing stderr before executing wall, then supplying a spoofed from header.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.32%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11608	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305105	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6509	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006682	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/944241	us government resource exploit third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/7825/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-51980-1	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005882	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1071?: CVE-2003-1071 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1071?: To fix CVE-2003-1071, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-1071 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1071 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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